SOLUTION: A bookstore sells 40 CDs and video in the first week, at $4 a CD and $6 a video. The total sales for that first week was $180. Write a system of equations to represent the situati

Question 277648: A bookstore sells 40 CDs and video in the first week, at $4 a CD and $6 a video. The total sales for that first week was $180.
Write a system of equations to represent the situation.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A bookstore sells 40 CDs and video in the first week, at $4 a CD and $6 a video. The total sales for that first week was $180.
Write a system of equations to represent the situation.
Equation:
Quantity Equation: C + V = 40
Value Equation::: 4C + 6V= 180 dollars
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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