document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174492>Question 174492</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780132031172/algebrahomeworkh>algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A shoe store makes $2880 during a one day sale. Men's shoes cost $24 per pair and womens shoes cost $18 per pair. Let m equal the number of pairs of mens shoes and w equal the number of pairs of womens shoes. The equation 24m+18w=2880 describes the store's income for the sale.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.the store sold one more pair of mens shoes than womens shoes during the sale.How many pairs of each were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129479 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=129479\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 24m+18w=2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=w+1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "24(w+1)+18w=2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24w+24+18w=2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42w=2880-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42w=2856<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=2856/42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=68 number of women's shoes sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=68+1=69 number of men's shoes sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24*69+18*68=2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1656+1224=2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2880=2880 </SPAN>\n" );
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