document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008021>Question 1008021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For every 2 salt and vinegar crisps, there are 4 packets of plain crisps, 3 packets of cheese and onion crisps and 1 packet of prawn cocktail crisps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many salt and vinegar flavour packets are there if total number of packets is 50 ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #623805 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=623805\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = number of prawn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = number of salt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = number of plain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = number of cheese\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2x + 4x + 3x = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number of prawn is 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of salt is 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of plain is 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of cheese is 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add them up and you get 50.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "problem statement says:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For every 2 salt and vinegar packets, there are 4 packets of plain crisps, 3 packets of cheese and onion crisps and 1 packet of prawn cocktail crisps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for every 2 salt there are 4 plain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/2 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there should be 2 times as many plain as salt.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are because 20 is 2 times 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for every 2 salt there are 3 cheese.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/2 = 1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there should be 1.5 times as many cheese as salt.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are because 15 = 1.5 * 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for every 2 salt there is 1 prawn.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 = .5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there should be .5 times as many prawn as salt.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are because 5 is .5 * 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "looks good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you were asked how many salt and vinegar?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer is 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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