document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033246>Question 1033246</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary Jo spends $1,860 to buy stock in two companies. She pays $15 a share to one of the companies and $26 a share to the other. If she ends up with a total of 80 shares, how many shares did she buy at $15 a share and how many did she buy at $26 a share?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She bought <BR>\n" );
document.write( " shares at $15 and <BR>\n" );
document.write( " shares at $26. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f + t = 80 shares<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15f + 26t = 1860 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15f + 15t = 15*80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15f + 26t = 1860<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"t\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11t = 660<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 60 (# of shares of $26 shares)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f = 80-26 = 54 shares (# of $15 shares)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She bought <BR>\n" );
document.write( " shares at $15 and <BR>\n" );
document.write( " shares at $26. </SPAN>\n" );
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