document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1122464>Question 1122464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suzie bought bulk candy from bins at the candy store. She bought caramels for $1 a pound and jelly beans for $6 a pound. Suzie spent a total of $17 and bought 7 pounds of candy. Fill in the missing numbers in the equations for this system if c=number of pounds of caramels and j = number of pounds of jellybeans. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c+j=A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1c+Bj=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the value for B? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "She bought caramels for $1 a pound and jelly beans for $6 a pound. Suzie spent a total of $17 and bought 7 pounds of candy.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know what to do from here to solve the system.  Best choice would be Elimination to start, because this quickly gives you a solution for j. </SPAN>\n" );
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