document.write( "Question 116287: How many pounds of hamburger that costs $1.10 per pound must be mixed with 50 pounds of hamburger that costs $1.80 per pound to make a mixture that costs $1.30 per pound?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x=amount of hamburger that costs $1.10 per pound\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now we know that the cost of the hamburger before it's mixed together has to equal the cost of the hamburger after it's mixed together. So our equation to solve is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$1.10x+$1.80*50=$1.30(50+x) simplify\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$1.10x+$90=$65+$1.30x subtract $1.30x and also $90 from each side\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$1.10x+$90-$90-$1.30x=$65-$90+1.30x-$1.30x collect like terms\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-0.20x=-25 divide both sides by -0.20\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=125 lb--------------------amount of hamburger that cost $1.10 per lb\r
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\n" ); document.write( "125*1.10+$1.80*50=$1.30*175
\n" ); document.write( "137.5+90=227.5
\n" ); document.write( "227.5=227.5\r
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