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document.write( "The owner of Nuts2U Snack Shack mixes cashews worth &#8203;$6.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a pound with peanuts worth &#8203;$2.30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a pound to get a&#8203; half-pound, mixed-nut bag worth &#8203;$1.90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much of each kind of nut is included in the mixed&#8203; bag? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a pound with peanuts worth &#8203;$2.30 a pound to get a&#8203; half-pound, mixed-nut bag worth &#8203;$1.90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much of each kind of nut is included in the mixed&#8203; bag?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Value:: 6.25c + 2.30p = 1.90 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity:: c + p = 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify for elimination::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "625c + 230p = 190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "625c + 625p = 312.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"p\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "395p = 122.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 0.31 lbs (amt of peanuts to use)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 0.5-0.31 = 0.19 lbs (amt of cashews to use)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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