document.write( "Question 1198083: Grapefruit costs 50 cents per 12 ounce can, and pineapple costs 85 cents per 12 ounce can. How many of each should she mix to obtain 84 ounces of a mixture that will cost 70 cents for every 12 ounces? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Grapefruit 50 cents per can
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\n" ); document.write( "MIXTURE is for 7 \"cans\" at 70 cents per can.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Account for cost.
\n" ); document.write( "w cans of the pineapple\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7-w cans of the grapefuit\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"85w%2B50%287-w%29=70%2A7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for w, the number of cans of the pineapple.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2885-50%29w=70%2A7-50%2A7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w=7%2820%2F35%29=7%284%2F7%29=4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28w=4%29\"-----------four cans of the pineapple.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This means 8 cans of the grapefuit.
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