SOLUTION: you have 30 total items that consist of hats and boots. The total cost is$190.00 boots cost $9.00 and hats cost $5.00 how many of each are there?

Question 262901: you have 30 total items that consist of hats and boots. The total cost is$190.00
boots cost $9.00 and hats cost $5.00 how many of each are there?
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We have two equations
(i)
(ii)
step 1 - multiply (i) by -5 to get
(iii)
add (ii) and (ii) together to get
(iv)
divide by 4 to get
(v)
So,

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