document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077719>Question 1077719</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A&#8203; person's website specializes in the sale of rare or unusual vegetable seeds. He sells packets of&#8203; sweet-pepper seeds for &#8203;$2.16 each and packets of&#8203; hot-pepper seeds for &#8203;$4.40 each. He also offers a 16&#8203;-packet mixed pepper assortment combining packets of both types of seeds at &#8203;$2.58 per packet. How many packets of each type of seed are in the&#8203; assortment? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #692192 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=692192\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2.16x+4.40(16-x) = 2.58(16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.16x+70.40-4.40x = 41.28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.24x = -29.12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, there are 13 packets of the sweet pepper seeds at 2.16 and 16-13 = 3 packets of the hot pepper seeds at 4.40 </SPAN>\n" );
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