document.write( "Question 992697: 15 pounds of nuts are available for baking. One pound of nuts makes 32 brownies. 1.5 pounds of nuts makes 24 pieces of fudge. I want twice as many pieces of fudge as brownies. How much of each should make? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #612221 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
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b, how many brownies
\n" ); document.write( "f, how many fudges
\n" ); document.write( "\"f%2Fb=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"f=2b\"
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\n" ); document.write( "15 pounds of nuts; no specific quantity of fudges or brownies was asked for, just a ratio given, so we might expect we want to use ALL 15 pounds of the nuts.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Accounting for the given pounds of nuts:
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%2A%281%2F32%29%2Bf%2A%281.5%2F24%29=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "and a relationship between f and b was already established and ready for the substitution.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F32%29b%2B%281.5%2F24%29%2A2b=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%281%2F32%2B3%2F24%29=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%28%281%2F32%29%2B%281%2F8%29%29=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%281%2F32%2B4%2F32%29=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%285%2F32%29=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=15%2832%2F5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28b=96%29\"-------this many brownies can be made.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f=2%2Ab\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"f=2%2896%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28f=192%29\"--------this many bars of fudge can be included.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Trick was to decide what variables to assign, but this can come from carefully analyzing the problem description and the question.
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