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document.write( "3p + 2r = 230<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2p + 3r = 200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9p + 6r = 3*230<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p + 6r = 2*200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5p = 290<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 58 cents (cost of one pencil)<BR>\n" );
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