document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=997544>Question 997544</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Boy and Girl sells mixtures of almonds and raisins. A kilogram of almonds and raisins cost $300 and $125, respectively. If the final cost of the mixture is $1,400 and the mixture contaion 7.5kg of the raisins, how many kilograms of almonds were mixed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost per kilogram can be found or thought as  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28moneyCost%29%2F%28massKilograms%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28moneyCost%29%2F%28massKilograms%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the other hand, you could just account for the cost of the mixture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Think,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=massRaisins%2ApriceRaisins%2BmassAlmonds%2ApriceAlmonds=costMixture ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"massRaisins%2ApriceRaisins%2BmassAlmonds%2ApriceAlmonds=costMixture\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y, the amount of the almonds (because you are given how much raisins).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287.5%2A125%2B300%2Ay%29=1400 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287.5%2A125%2B300%2Ay%29=1400\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, you can manage the solution focused on price, but looking at accounting for cost seems <BR>\n" );
document.write( "more straightforward here.  The price can be found, since you know mass of  y+7.5 mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "will cost $1400; but the question asks for a material quantity and expects a given mixture COST.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%287.5%2A125%2B300%2Ay=1400%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%287.5%2A125%2B300%2Ay=1400%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300y=1400-7.5%2A125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300y=1400-7.5%2A125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281400-7.5%2A125%29%2F300 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281400-7.5%2A125%29%2F300\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----compute this. </SPAN>\n" );
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