document.write( "Question 1190106: A loyal boys club sold 176 bags of mulch and made a total of $520. It sold wo types of mulch: hardwood for $3.50 a bag and pine bark for $2.75 a bag. How many bags of each kind of mulch did it sell.
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document.write( "x bags at the price of $3.50 per bag, and\r\n" );
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document.write( "(176-x) bags at the price of $2.75 per bag.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write the total money equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3.50x + 2.75*(176-x) = 520  dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the equation, find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 48.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  There are 48 hardwood bags and the rest, 176 - 48 = 128 are pine bark bags.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.   48*3.50 + 128*2.75 = 520 dollars, total.    ! Correct !\r\n" );
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