document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017281>Question 1017281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bridget eats 1 banana and 5 pretzel rods and her calorie app tells her she consumed 657 calories. Her friend eats 1 banana and 5 pretzel rods and her app says she consumed 656 calories. The girls want to know how many calories are in each food. Write a system of equations for this problem and solve using the substitution method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried x + y = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And x + 5y = 657\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That doesn't seem right though! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #633589 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633589\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can not determine the calories in each food<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from information given. All you can determine is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "that the apps give different calorie counts for <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the same food. There is probably an error in the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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