document.write( "Question 1156017: A party was organised for thirty people at which they could either have a hamburger or
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\n" ); document.write( "let the number of hamburgers be \"h\" and the number of pizzas \"p\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if a party was organised for \"30\" people at which they could either have a hamburger or a pizza, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%2Bp=30\".........eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if there were \"5\" times as many hamburgers as pizzas, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=5p\"......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute \"h\" in eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5p%2Bp=30\".........solve for \"p\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6p=30\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p=30%2F6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=5p\"......eq.2, substitute \"p\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=5%2A5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer: there was \"25\" hamburgers and \"5\" pizzas\r
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