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document.write( "pound and $12 per pound. The two types are to be mixed to create 100 lb of a mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that will sell for $11.25 per pound. How much of each type of bean should be<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let amt. of $9 beans be \"x lbs ; Value of these is 9x dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amt of $12 beans is \"100-x\" lbs ; Value of these is 12(100-x)=1200-12x dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amt of mixture is 100 lbs.; value is 11.25*100 = 1125 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x + 1200-12x = 1125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x = -75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25 lbs (amount of $9 beans in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-x = 75 lbs ( amount of $12 beans in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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