document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173842>Question 173842</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321386728/algebrahomeworkh>finite math with application</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A shop sells skirts for $45 and blouses for $35.  Its entire stock is worth $51,750, but sales are slow and only half the skirts and two-thirds of the blouses are sold, for a total of $30,600.  How many skirts and blouses are left in the store? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #128709 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=128709\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  shop sells skirts for $45 and blouses for $35. Its entire stock is worth $51,750, but sales are slow and only half the skirts and two-thirds of the blouses are sold, for a total of $30,600. How many skirts and blouses are left in the store?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value equation:      45s +      35b = 51750<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value equation: (1/2)45s + (2/3)35b = 30600<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   9s +      7b = 10350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22.5s + 23.333b = 30600<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve by what ever method you know to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 520 (original number of skirts)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 810 (original number of blouses)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "skirts now in the store: (1/2)520 = 260<BR>\n" );
document.write( "blouses now in the store: (1/3)810 = 270<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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