document.write( "Question 1197188: Tea that sells for $2.00 a pound is mixed with a different tea that sells for
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\n" ); document.write( "you want to produce \"40\" pounds of a mixture that will sell for $\"4.25\" a pound\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let \"x+\"and \"40-x\" represent the amount of the $\"2.00\" and $\"5.00\" mixtures respectively \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+2.00x+%2B+5.00%2840-x%29+=4.25%2A40\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"200+-+3x=170\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"200+-+170=3x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=10\" pounds\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer: \"10+\"pounds of the less expensive tea should be used in the mixture
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