document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=919369>Question 919369</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A buyer for a toy store wanted the wholesaler to deliver as many scarce toy bears as possible.  However, the buyer wanted twice as many brown bears as black bears and half as many white bears as black bears.  The supplier delivered a truck load of 1,288 bears.  How many bears of each color should have been delivered? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #557676 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=557676\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of brown bears<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of black bears<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of white bears<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+2b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+2b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ab+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ab+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+1288+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+1288+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute (1) and (2) into (3) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2b+%2B+b+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2Ab+=+1288+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2b+%2B+b+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2Ab+=+1288+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+6%2F2+%29%2Ab+%2B+%281%2F2+%29%2Ab+=+1288+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+6%2F2+%29%2Ab+%2B+%281%2F2+%29%2Ab+=+1288+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+7%2F2+%29%2Ab+=+1288+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+7%2F2+%29%2Ab+=+1288+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7b+=+2576+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7b+=+2576+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+368+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+368+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+2b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+2b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+2%2A368+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+2%2A368+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+736+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+736+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ab+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ab+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+%28+1%2F2+%29%2A368+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+%28+1%2F2+%29%2A368+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=184+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=184+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "736 = number of brown bears<BR>\n" );
document.write( "368 = number of black bears<BR>\n" );
document.write( "184 = number of white bears<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+1288+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+1288+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+736+%2B+368+%2B+184+=+1288+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+736+%2B+368+%2B+184+=+1288+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1288+=+1288+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1288+=+1288+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK\r<BR>\n" );
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