document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993759>Question 993759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jeff bought twice as many chocolate bars as candy bags. the candy bags cost $.35 each, and the chocolate bars cost $.75 each. if the total bill was $7.40,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how many of each did he buy? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "how many of each did he buy? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity:: c = 2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value:: 75c + 35b = 740<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"c\" and solve for \"b\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75(2b) + 35b = 740<BR>\n" );
document.write( "185b = 740<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 4 (# of candy bags)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"c\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 2b = 8 (# of chocolate bars)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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