document.write( "Question 976532: A plate of rice cost 3 times as much as a plate of beans. Given that the total cost of a plate of rice and 3 plates of beans is #900. Find the cost of a plate of rice. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"R=3B\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"R%2B3B=900\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%2BR=900\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2R=900\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R=450\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"3B=450\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=150\"
\n" ); document.write( "A plate of rice is 450 and a plate of beans is 150.
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