document.write( "Question 895905: \"the manager of a gourmet coffee and tea store is mixing two green teas, one worth 7 dollars per pound and one worth 9 dollars per pound. He wants to obtain 32 pounds of tea worth 8.50 dollars per pound. How much of each tea should he use?\" \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Good! You liked the lesson. If you put in the numbers directly, you immediately have the specific equations:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%287u%2B9v%29%2F32=8.50\"$ and $\"u%2Bv=32\"$ , which is a system of two linear equations in two unknowns.
\n" ); document.write( "u is pounds of the low priced tea, and v is the pounds of the higher priced tea. Solve the system for u and v. \n" ); document.write( "

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