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document.write( "A conference spent $108 on 154 servings of cantaloupe and honeydew. If a cantaloupe melon costs $3 and serves four
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document.write( "while a honeydew melon costs $4 and serves six, how many honeydew melons did the organizers buy?
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document.write( "Let x = the number of honeydew servings.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the number of the cantaloupe servings is (154-x).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Each single honeydew serving costs  =  dollars;\r\n" );
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document.write( "Each single cantaloupe serving costs  dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write the money equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "  = 108 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 12\r\n" );
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document.write( " 8x + 9*(154-x) = 12*108.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the equation\r\n" );
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document.write( " x =  = 90.\r\n" );
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document.write( "90 honeydew servings means  = 15 honeydew mellons.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER. 15 honeydew mellons.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved.\r
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