document.write( "Question 1028967: Chiaki is organizing a candy hunt for the children in her neighbourhood. She spent $102 to buy 500 large candies and 400 small candies. The ration of the price of a large candy to the price of a small candy is 7:4. Find the prices of one large and one small candy \n" ); document.write( "
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4 x -7 y = 0 .............1
\n" ); document.write( "Total value
\n" ); document.write( "500 x + 400 y = 10200 .............2
\n" ); document.write( "Eliminate y
\n" ); document.write( "multiply (1)by 400
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply (2) by 7
\n" ); document.write( "1600 x -2800 y = 0
\n" ); document.write( "3500 x + 2800 y = 71400
\n" ); document.write( "Add the two equations
\n" ); document.write( "5100 x = 71400
\n" ); document.write( "/ 5100
\n" ); document.write( "x = 14
\n" ); document.write( "plug value of x in (1)
\n" ); document.write( "4 x -7 y = 0
\n" ); document.write( "56 -7 y = 0
\n" ); document.write( " -7 y = 0 -56
\n" ); document.write( " -7 y = -56
\n" ); document.write( " y = 8
\n" ); document.write( "x= 14 cost of large candies in cents
\n" ); document.write( "y= 8 cost of small candies in cents
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