document.write( "Question 899324: Vietnamese cinnamon costs $18 for a pound, and Indonesian cinnamon costs $30 for a pound. Penzey's wants to create a 12 lb mixture of cinnamon that costs $25/lb. How much of each type should they mix together? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let \"+a+\"= pounds of v.c. needed
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+b+\" = pounds of i.c. needed
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+b+=+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+%28+18a+%2B+30b+%29+%2F+12+=+25+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+18a+%2B+30b+=+300+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+6a+%2B+10b+=+100+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3a+%2B+5b+=+50+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides of (1) by \"+3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3a+%2B+5b+=+50+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-3a+-3b+=+-36+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+2b+=+14+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+b+=+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+=+5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "5 pounds of v.c. are needed
\n" ); document.write( "7 pounds of i.c. are needed
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+%28+18%2A5+%2B+30%2A7+%29+%2F+12+=+25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+%28+90+%2B+210+%29+%2F+12+=+25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+300+%2F+12+=+25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+300+=+300+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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