document.write( "Question 1101657: A person's website specializes in the sale of rare or unusual vegetable seeds. He sells packets of sweet-pepper seeds for $2.16 each and packets of hot-pepper seeds for $4.24 each. He also offers a 16-packet mixed pepper assortment combining packets of both types of seeds at $3.33 per packet. How many packets of each type of seed are in the assortment? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #716277 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! h*424+s*216=(h+s)*333 \n" ); document.write( "h+s=16 \n" ); document.write( "h=16-s \n" ); document.write( "h*424+s*216=(16)*333 \n" ); document.write( "(16-s)*424+s*216=(16)*333 \n" ); document.write( "(16-s)*424+s*216=5328 \n" ); document.write( "6784-424s+s*216=5328 \n" ); document.write( "6784-424s+s*216=5328 \n" ); document.write( "6784-5328=208s \n" ); document.write( "1456/208=s \n" ); document.write( "s=7 \n" ); document.write( "h=9 \n" ); document.write( "check \n" ); document.write( "h*424+s*216=(h+s)*333 \n" ); document.write( "9*424+7*216=(16)*333 \n" ); document.write( "9*424+7*216=(16)*333 \n" ); document.write( "3816+1512=5328 \n" ); document.write( "5328=5328 \n" ); document.write( "ok \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |