document.write( "Question 1098769: at the nut shop 5 pounds of peanuts and 6 pounds of cashews cost $11.20. 3 pounds of peanuts and 7 pounds of cashews costs $10.80. What does the store charge for a pound of each? \n" ); document.write( "
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p peanuts price
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%285p%2B6c=11.2%2C3p%2B7c=10.8%29\"----multiply first equation by 3, second equation by 5.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%2815p%2B18c=33.6%2C15p%2B35c=54%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"15p%2B35c-%2815p%2B18c%29=54-33.6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"17c=20.4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28c=1.2%29\"--------dollars per pound, cashews\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p=%2811.2-6c%29%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p=%2811.2-6%2A1.2%29%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28p=0.8%29\"---------dollars per pound, peanuts
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