SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP. A store received two shipments of clothing. the cost of the first shipment, which contains 10 sweaters and 20 jackets was $800 . the cost of the second shipment, which
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Question 276384: PLEASE HELP. A store received two shipments of clothing. the cost of the first shipment, which contains 10 sweaters and 20 jackets was $800 . the cost of the second shipment, which contains 5 sweaters and 15 jackets, was $550. find the cost of one sweater and the cost of one jacket.
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Anyway here is solution to this problem
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A store received two shipments of clothing. the cost of the first shipment, which contains 10 sweaters and 20 jackets was $800 . the cost of the second shipment, which contains 5 sweaters and 15 jackets, was $550. find the cost of one sweater
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Let s = cost of one sweater
Let j = cost of one jacket
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1st shipment equation
10s + 20j = 800
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2nd shipment equation
5s + 15j = 550
Put it in a form we can use for substitution
5s = 550 - 15j
divide by 5
s = - j
s = 110 - 3j
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Replace s with (110-3j) is the 1st shipment equation
10s + 20j = 800
10(110-3j) + 20j = 800
1100 - 30j + 20j = 800
-30j + 20j = 800 - 1100
-10j = -300
j = $30 for jackets
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We know s = 110-3J
s = 110 - 3(30)
s = 110 - 90
s = $20 for sweaters
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Check solutions in the 2nd shipment equation
5s + 15j = 550
5(20) + 15(30) =
100 + 450 = 550; confirms our solution
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