SOLUTION: A representative tells you that floor plan one (x) sells for $175,000 and floor plan two (y) sells for $200,000. She also mentions that all the available houses combined are worth

Question 281325: A representative tells you that floor plan one (x) sells for $175,000 and floor plan two (y) sells for $200,000. She also mentions that all the available houses combined are worth $7,200,000. Write an equation that illustrates this situation.
Use elimination to determine how many houses are available in each floor plan. Explain how you arrived at your answer.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A representative tells you that floor plan one (x) sells for $175,000 and floor plan two (y) sells for $200,000. She also mentions that all the available houses combined are worth $7,200,000. Write an equation that illustrates this situation.
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Value Eq:::: 175000x + 200000y = 7200000
Use elimination to determine how many houses are available in each floor plan. Explain how you arrived at your answer.
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You would need information to form a 2nd equation so
you could eliminate one of the variable.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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