document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013124>Question 1013124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An ice cream parlor made $200. They sold cups for $0.60 and cones for $0.75. They sold 164 cups and cones in total. How much cups did they sell? How many cones did they sell?\r<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 #629296 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=629296\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slightly different example than posted earlier but at least it is complete enough to solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x, cups<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y, cones\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First simplify the money equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "System can be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28x%2By=164%2C12x%2B15y=4000%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28x%2By=164%2C12x%2B15y=4000%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and Elimination Method may be best method to choose...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E2-E1 --------  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y=2032 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y=2032\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But this does not work too well because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28y=677%261%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28y=677%261%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Maybe a reason for that, or maybe not.   (Include one third of a cone?  Possibly if a cone gets more than one scoop of ice-cream.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Elimination Method really is a form of Substitution, often being more efficient.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you multiply left and right members of 0.6x+0.75y=200  by 20, you will get the equivalent equation,  12x+15y=4000. </SPAN>\n" );
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