document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181999>Question 1181999</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alice stopped by a coffee shop three days in a row at a conference to buy drinks and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pastries. On the first day, she bought a cup of coffee, a muffin and a scone for which<BR>\n" );
document.write( "she paid |6.15. The next day she bought two cups of coffee, three muffins and a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "scone (for herself and friends). Her bill was |12.20. The last day she bought a cup<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of coffee, two muffins and two scones, and paid |10.35. Determine the price of a cup<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of coffee, the price of a muffin and the price of a scone. Clearly explain your set-up<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #811980 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=811980\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Writing equations for such problem is traditionally considered as very ROUTINE step, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which does not require any explanations - - - so OBVIOUS it is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The best way to describe a setup in such problems is to say\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\"write equations as you read the problem\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do not try to present this routine procedure as some high-intellectual activity.\r<BR>\n" );
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