document.write( "Question 1089060: A store is having a sale on almonds and jelly beans. For 8 pounds of almonds and 2 pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $12. For 3 pounds of almonds and 8 pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $31. Find the cost for each pound of almonds and each pound of jelly beans. \n" ); document.write( "
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For 8 pounds of almonds and 2 pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $12.
\n" ); document.write( " For 3 pounds of almonds and 8 pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $31.
\n" ); document.write( " Find the cost for each pound of almonds and each pound of jelly bean
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\n" ); document.write( "let a = price of 1 lb of almonds
\n" ); document.write( "let j = price of 1 lb of jb
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement
\n" ); document.write( "8a + 2j = 12
\n" ); document.write( "3a + 8j = 31
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply the 1st equation by 4,subtract the 2nd equation
\n" ); document.write( "32a + 8j = 48
\n" ); document.write( " 3a + 8j = 31
\n" ); document.write( "---------------subtraction eliminates j, find a
\n" ); document.write( "29a + 0 = 17
\n" ); document.write( "a = 17/29
\n" ); document.write( "a = $.59 a pound for almonds
\n" ); document.write( "Find j
\n" ); document.write( "3(.59) + 8j = 31
\n" ); document.write( "1.77 + 8j = 31
\n" ); document.write( "8j = 31 - 1.77
\n" ); document.write( "8j = 29.23
\n" ); document.write( "j = 29.23/8
\n" ); document.write( "j = $3.65 a pound for jb
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\n" ); document.write( "Check this in the first original equation
\n" ); document.write( "8(.59) + 2(3.65) = 12
\n" ); document.write( "4.72 + 7.30 = 12.02 ~ 12, for some reason the solutions were not integer cents
\n" ); document.write( "Maybe a typo somewhere in this problem \n" ); document.write( "
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