document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164917>Question 1164917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use two equations in two variables to solve the application. See Example 6. (Objective 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A merchant wants to mix peanuts worth $3 per pound with jelly beans worth $1.50 per pound to make 30 pounds of a mixture worth $2.50 per pound. How many pounds of each should he use?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want TWO equations and unknown variables then<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the system any way you want to. </SPAN>\n" );
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