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Set up equations and solve.\r
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Let number of fruit and cookies, be F and C, respectively
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document.write( "Then we get: F + C = 90 ----- eq (i)
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document.write( "Also, 2.5F + 1.25C = 125 ---- eq (ii)
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document.write( "            2F + C = 100 ---- Factoring out GCF, 1.25 in eq (ii) ----- eq (iii)
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document.write( "                 F = 10 ----- Subtracting eq (i) from eq (iii)
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document.write( "Number of fruit purchased, or F = 10.
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document.write( "Now, it's easy to find number of cookies purchased. \n" );
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