SOLUTION: I think I have the answer to this but not sure how to write it out. Ace Hardware sells boxes of wrenches ($100) and hammers ($300). Howard ordered 40 boxes of wrenches and hammers

Question 360198: I think I have the answer to this but not sure how to write it out. Ace Hardware sells boxes of wrenches ($100) and hammers ($300). Howard ordered 40 boxes of wrenches and hammers for $8,400. How many boxes of each are in the order? I came up with 22 boxes of hammers and 18 boxes of wrenches. But have no idea how to show the work. Thank you!
Also is there a way on this site to type in a question and see if someone else may have asked the same question?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent the number of boxes of wrenches. Then, since there are a total of 40 boxes of tools, the number of boxes of hammers has to be

Do yourself a favor and simplify your arithmetic:

Solve for

and then compute

And the answer to your other question is yes. Go to the Algebra.com home page. Then use the little Google Search box and search for some key words in your problem. You will have to do a little digging, but you will get there. The probability that your problem (or one so close to it that the difference is barely noticable) has NOT been done already is miniscule. We've seen them all (or very nearly so).

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

The Out Campaign: Scarlet Letter of Atheism

RELATED QUESTIONS
Ace Hardware sells boxes of wrenches ($100) and hammers ($300). Howard ordered 40 boxes... (answered by ikleyn)

Ace Hardware sells boxes of wrenches ($108) and hammers ($340). Howard ordered 35 boxes... (answered by addingup,josgarithmetic)

I got 2 problems, 1) The first shift of GME Corp. produced 1 in a half times as many... (answered by rfer)

Not sure if the subject is right...this is a function word problem. I think I know the... (answered by longjonsilver)

You need a wrench, a hammer, and a saw to complete a project. The hardware store has... (answered by stanbon)

Hi. I have tried solving this, but I am not sure if it's right and would really... (answered by josmiceli)

I tried to figure out this problem and do not really know how to do it. Write a... (answered by solver91311)

I need help with this question. An elementary school principal is packaging books in... (answered by ReadingBoosters)

How many different ways can 700 be expressed as the product of two positive integers? (answered by rothauserc)