document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1010385>Question 1010385</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Don runs a charity fruit sale selling boxers of oranges for $11 and boxes of grapefruit for $10. If he sells a total of 762 boxes and his total income is $8125, how many boxes of oranges did he sell?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did this so far-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= oranges, y= grapefruit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=762<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x+10y=8125\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would I then use the elimination or substitution process?<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 #625803 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=625803\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes, you would use either of those methods.  The choice is yours to make unless the problem description or instructions given to you specify one of the methods in particular.  I would choose substitution, simply to avoid multiplying the 762.  Again as I say, the choice is yours unless you were told which method to use. </SPAN>\n" );
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