SOLUTION: coat cost $14 and sweater cost $9.50. Last Friday,Bob made $2882 while selling four times as many coats as sweaters. how many coast and sweaters did bob sell?
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Question 982579: coat cost $14 and sweater cost $9.50. Last Friday,Bob made $2882 while selling four times as many coats as sweaters. how many coast and sweaters did bob sell?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c = number of coats
s = number of sweaters
14c + 9.5s = 2882
c = 4s
You can use substitution to solve the system of the equations.
c = 176
s = 44
Bob sold 176 coats and 44 sweaters.
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