SOLUTION: William, a hockey champion, is an expert serving in a sporting shop. yesterday he sold two hockey sticks and three hockey bags for $473.98, wile this morning he sold one hockey st
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Question 972996: William, a hockey champion, is an expert serving in a sporting shop. yesterday he sold two hockey sticks and three hockey bags for $473.98, wile this morning he sold one hockey sticks and one hockey bag for $177.99.
Write and equation for each of Williams sales, let x= hockey sticks and y= hockey bags. use simultaneous equations to find the cost of each hockey stick and bag
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x+3y=473.98
x+y=177.99 or x=177.99-y
2*(177.99-y)+3y=473.98
355.98-2y+3y=473.98
y=473.98-355.98
y=118.00 cost of each bag.
x=177.99-118.00
x=59.99
Proof:
2*59.99+3*118.00=473.98
119.98+354.00=473.98
473.98=473.98
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