document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=906507>Question 906507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At the local grocery store, apples are $1.20 per pound and oranges are $1.80 per pound. If the grocer wants to offer a 1.55-pound bag of mixed fruit for $1.62 per pound, how many pounds of apples must he use? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #549899 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=549899\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a+b=1.55,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.2*a+1.8*b=1.62*1.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=1.55-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.2*(1.55-b)+1.8*b=2.511<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.86-1.2b+1.8*b=2.511<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.6*b=0.651<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=1.085<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=1.55-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=0.465  lb. at $1.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=1.085  lb. at $1.80<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.2*0.465+1.8*1.085=1.62*1.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.558+1.953=2.511<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.511=2.511<BR>\n" );
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