SOLUTION: During a publicity campaign, a cycle shop gave away 5000 miniature cycles and bumper stickets. The cycles cost $0.21 each and the bumper stickers cost $0.14 each. The cycle stop sp
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Question 313703: During a publicity campaign, a cycle shop gave away 5000 miniature cycles and bumper stickets. The cycles cost $0.21 each and the bumper stickers cost $0.14 each. The cycle stop spent $826 on the gifts. How many of each gift did they buy?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m+b=5000 b=5000-m
.21m+.14b=826
.21m+.14(5000-m)=826
.21m+700+.14m=826
.07m=126
m=1800
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b=5000-1800
b=3200
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