document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1072588>Question 1072588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A candy maker mixed marshmallows worth $1.80 a pound with rice crisipes worth $3.20 a pound to make 50 pounds of a rice crispie treats worth $2.92 a pound. Find the number of pounds of each item used.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "weight:: m + r = 50 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value:::1.8m+3.2r = 2.92*50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.8m + 3.2(50-m) = 147.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.8m + 160 - 3.2m = 147.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.4m = 12.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 8.93 lbs (amt. of marshmallows needed)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 41.07 lbs (amt. of rice crispies)<BR>\n" );
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