document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1052070>Question 1052070</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You spend $27 on seven bags of candy to throw why you participate in a parade. The bags cost either five dollars or three dollars. How many bags of each amount did you purchase? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Eq:: f + t = 7 bags<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Eq::: 5f + 3t = 27 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify for elimination::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5f + 5t = 5*7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5f + 3t = 27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"t\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 4 (# of $3 bags)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 7-4 = 3 (# of $5 bags)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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