SOLUTION: On a buying trip in Los Angeles, Rosaria Perez ordered 120 pieces of jewelry: a number of bracelets at $8 each and a number of necklaces at $11 each. She wrote a check for $1140 t

Question 1143283: On a buying trip in Los Angeles, Rosaria Perez ordered 120 pieces of jewelry: a number of bracelets at $8 each and a number of necklaces at $11 each. She wrote a check for $1140 to pay for the order. How many bracelets and how many necklaces did Rosaria purchase?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This was done for you already. Simple two-variable system to solve; you could also turn it into a single equation in one variable if you wanted.
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