SOLUTION: I was wondering if this is the correct way to do this problem. This is the equation I came up with. L+S=200 and 1/2L + 1/3S=80. I used L for long-sleeve and S for short-sleeve. I

Question 734290: I was wondering if this is the correct way to do this problem. This is the equation I came up with. L+S=200 and 1/2L + 1/3S=80. I used L for long-sleeve and S for short-sleeve. I am confusing myself with the fractions. I have
S= 3 1/3 and I did not solve for L yet. Please advise. Thank you. Here's the problem.
Marcus is selling t-shirts at the State Fair. He brings 200 shirts to sell. He has long-sleeve and short sleeved T-shirts for sale. On the first day of the fair, he sells 1/2 of his long-sleeved T-shirts and 1/3 of his short T-shirts for a total of 80 T-shirts sold.

Answer by lynnlo(4176) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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