SOLUTION: Mary Jo spends $2,360 to buy stock in two companies. She pays $25 a share to one of the companies and $17 a share to the other. If she ends up with a total of 120 shares, how many

Question 862542: Mary Jo spends $2,360 to buy stock in two companies. She pays $25 a share to one of the companies and $17 a share to the other. If she ends up with a total of 120 shares, how many shares did she buy at $25 a share and how many did she buy at $17 a share?
She bought_______ shares at $25 and_______ shares at $17.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi

$25x + $17(120-x) = $2360

          x = 40, shares at $25  and $80 shares at 17 

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