SOLUTION: Using Echelon method Blake Allvine spent $35.97 downloading 33 songs from iTunes. the new releases cost $1.29 each, while older songs cost $0.99 each. How many new releases and ho

Question 1053551: Using Echelon method
Blake Allvine spent $35.97 downloading 33 songs from iTunes. the new releases cost $1.29 each, while older songs cost $0.99 each. How many new releases and how many older songs did Blake buy?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of new releases downloaded
Let = number of older songs downloaded
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
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and
(1)
(1)
(1)
He bought 11 new releases
He bought 22 older songs
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I don't know what the echelon method is,
but this is the way I do it.

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