document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=902484>Question 902484</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my math problem consist of find the price of each item. for example Todd bought 3 shrubs and 6 tomatoes for 87 dollars and Sara bought 7 shrubs and 5 tomatoes for 138 dollars. how would I solve that????  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let s=price of shrubs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let t=price of tomatoes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3s+6t=87<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7s+5t=138<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15s+30t=435 (mult. eq. by 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42s+30t=828 (mult. eq. by 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27s=393<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=14.56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6t=87-3s=87-43.67=43.33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=7.22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price of shrubs=$14.56 each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price of tomatoes=$7.22 each </SPAN>\n" );
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