SOLUTION: a video store received two shipments of videocassettes. the value of the first shipmetn which contained 8 short and 16 long was $224 the value of the second which contained 6 short

Question 352154: a video store received two shipments of videocassettes. the value of the first shipmetn which contained 8 short and 16 long was $224 the value of the second which contained 6 short and 18 long casseetes was $228 find the price of one long cassette
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a video store received two shipments of videocassettes. the value of the first shipmetn which contained 8 short and 16 long was $224 the value of the second which contained 6 short and 18 long casseetes was $228 find the price of one long cassette
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Equations:
8s + 16L = 224
6s + 18L = 228
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Get rid of the s terms.
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s + 2L = 28
s + 3L = 38
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Subtract to get:
L = $10
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cheers,
Stan H.
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