document.write( "Question 1016554: A local boys club sold 176 bags of mulch and made a total of 510. It sold two types of mulch: hardwood for 3.25 a bag and pine for 2.75 a bag. How many bags of each kind of mulch did it sell \n" ); document.write( "
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x bags of the hardwood
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Account for the number of bags and for the revenue of the sales:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28y=176-x%2C13x%2B11y=2040%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"13x%2B11%28176-x%29=2040\"
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