document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1102976>Question 1102976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Gabriela had a snack of 7 carrots and 9 Hershey kisses for 355 calories. Ciarra had 5 carrots and 12 Hershey kisses for 265 calories. How many calories are in one carrot? How many calories are in one Hershey kiss? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Ciarra had 5 carrots and 12 Hershey kisses for 265 calories.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many calories are in one carrot? How many calories are in one Hershey kiss? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let h = no. of calories in a Hershey kiss<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let c = no. of calories in a carrot<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "write an equation for each statement<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"Gabriela had a snack of 7 carrots and 9 Hershey kisses for 355 calories.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7c + 9h = 355<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"Ciarra had 5 carrots and 12 Hershey kisses for 265 calories.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5c + 12h = 265<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we will use elimination here, multiply the 1st equation by 5, the 2nd by 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35c + 45h = 1775<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35c + 84h = 1855<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for subtraction it is better to rearrange it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35c + 84h = 1855<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35c + 45h = 1775<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------------subtraction eliminates c, find h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 + 39h = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 80/39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 2.0513 ~ 2 calories per kiss<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the first equation to find the no. of calories in the carrot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7c + 9(2) = 355<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7c = 355 - 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7c = 337<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 337/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 48.143 ~ 48 calories per carrot<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check these solutions in the 2nd equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(48) + 12(2) = 265<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240 + 24 = 264, close enough \r<BR>\n" );
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