document.write( "Question 903962: a pizza shop delivered 16 pepperoni pizzas to a college on the first night of final exams. the total cost of the pizzas was $128. a small pizza costs $4 and contains 3 ounces of pepperoni. a medium pizza costs $9 and contains 5 ounces of pepperoni. a large pizza cost $11 and contains 10 ounces of pepperoni. the owner of the pizza shop used 6 pounds 7 ounces of pepperoni in making the pizzas. how many pizzas of each size were delivered to the college? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #548413 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+a+\" = number of small pizzas delivered
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+b+\" = number of medium pizzas delivered
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+c+\" = number of large pizzas delivered
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+4a+%2B+9b+%2B+11c+=+128+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+3a+%2B+5b+%2B+10c+=+6%2A16+%2B+7+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+3a+%2B+5b+%2B+10c+=+103+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides of (1) by \"+3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and subtract (1) from (3)
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+3a+%2B+5b+%2B+10c+=+103+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-3a+-+3b+-+3c+=+-48+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+2b+%2B+7c+=+55+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides of (1) by \"+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+4a+%2B+9b+%2B+11c+=+128+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-4a+-+4b+-+4c+=+-64+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+5b+%2B+7c+=+64+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5b+%2B+7c+=+64+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-2b+-+7c+=+-55+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+3b+=+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+3+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "and,
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5%2A3+%2B+7c+=+64+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7c+=+64+-+15+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7c+=+49+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+7+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+3+%2B+7+=+16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+=+6+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "6 small
\n" ); document.write( "3 medium
\n" ); document.write( "7 large
\n" ); document.write( "were delivered\r
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