document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1024557>Question 1024557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You buy 6 bags of bird food. sunflower seeds sells for $5.oo a bag. a bird feed mix is $4.00 a bad. if you spent $28.00, how many bags of each type did you buy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #639950 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=639950\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the number of bags of seeds and bird feed, x and y.  Then we write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 6  and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 4y = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now multiply the top equation by 5 and subtract it...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 4y = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(5x + 5y = 30)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2 bags of bird feed mix<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 bags of seeds </SPAN>\n" );
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