SOLUTION: Bill makes leather shoes. He charges $45 for a pair of women's shoes and $50 for a pair of men's shoes. He sells x pairs of women’s shoes and y pairs of men’s shoes each week and e
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Question 1032591: Bill makes leather shoes. He charges $45 for a pair of women's shoes and $50 for a pair of men's shoes. He sells x pairs of women’s shoes and y pairs of men’s shoes each week and earns a total income of $2,500.
This situation can be represented by the equation . If Bill has no female customers during a particular week, he needs to sell pairs of men’s shoes to earn his weekly income of $2,500.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first equation is:
45x+50y=2500
If he sells no womens shoes, then he needs sell:
50y=2500
y=2500/50=50 pairs of men's shoes need to be sold to make his weekly income!!!!!!!!!
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