document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=987459>Question 987459</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Per capita spending on chocolate  in country A during 2011 was 18 less than four times the per capita in country B. If the combined per capita spending was 227$, what was the per capita amount for country's  a and b.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=per capita spending in Country A=4B-18; B=per capita spending in Country B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A+B=$227 Substitute for A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4B-18)+B=$227<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5B=$245<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=$49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER 1: Per capita spending on chocolate in Country B was $49.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=4B-18=4($49)-18=$196-18=$178<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER 2: Per capita spending on chocolate in Country A was $178<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A+B=$227<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$178+$49=$227<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$227=$227<BR>\n" );
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