document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990500>Question 990500</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> at a baseball game cups of coffe were sold and 489$ was collected. small coffees sold for 2$ each and large coffees sold for 3$. how many small coffees were sold if 55 large coffee's were sold </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "S=number of small coffees; L=number of large coffees=55<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$2S+$3L=$489<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$2S=($489-$3L)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=($489-$3L)/$2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=($489-$3(55))/$2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=($489-$165)/$2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=$324/$2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 162 small cups were sold.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$2S+$3L=$489<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$2(162)+$3(55)=$489<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$324+$165=$489<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$489=$489\r<BR>\n" );
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