document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025733>Question 1025733</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Apples are 85 cents a pound, and pears are a $1.23 pound. If I spend $4 and the weight of the apples I buy is twice the weight of the pears, how many pounds of pears do I buy? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Wt Eq:: a - 2p = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Eq: 85a + 123p = 400 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"a\" and solve for \"p\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85(2p) + 123p = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "170p + 123p = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "293p = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 1.37 lbs of pears<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2p = 2(1.37) = 2.73 lbs of apples<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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