document.write( "Question 102776This question is from textbook Algebra:Structure and Method
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Nine cartons of juice cost the same as 5 fruit cups. Also, one fruit cup costs $0.50 more than one bowl of soup, while one bowl of soup costs $0.50 more than one carton of juice. What would be the cost of each item: a carton of juice, a fruit cup, and a bowl of soup? \n" ); document.write( "
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Nine cartons of juice cost the same as 5 fruit cups. Also, one fruit cup costs $0.50 more than one bowl of soup, while one bowl of soup costs $0.50 more than one carton of juice. What would be the cost of each item: a carton of juice, a fruit cup, and a bowl of soup?
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\n" ); document.write( "j=juice; f=fruit; s=soup
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\n" ); document.write( "EQUATIONS:
\n" ); document.write( "9j=5f
\n" ); document.write( "f=s+(1/2)
\n" ); document.write( "s=j+(1/2)
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\n" ); document.write( "Rearrange:
\n" ); document.write( "9j-5f+0s=0
\n" ); document.write( "0j+2f-2s=1
\n" ); document.write( "2j+0f-2s=-1
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\n" ); document.write( "Solution using TI calculator:
\n" ); document.write( "j = 1.25
\n" ); document.write( "f = 2.25
\n" ); document.write( "s = 1.75
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