document.write( "Question 894156: A packet of potatoes costs R8 more than a bag of tomatoes .A bag of onions costs R2 less than the bag of tomatoes .
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p=t+8
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\n" ); document.write( "3(t+8)+5(t-2)+4t=350.6
\n" ); document.write( "3t+24+5t-10+4t=350.60
\n" ); document.write( "12t+14=350.60
\n" ); document.write( "12t=336.60
\n" ); document.write( "t=28.05
\n" ); document.write( "p=36.05
\n" ); document.write( "o=26.05
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\n" ); document.write( "3(36.05)+5(26.05) +4(28.05)=350.6
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