document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174491>Question 174491</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( "b.Can the store have sold exactly 150 pairs of womens shoes during the sale?Explain </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "b.Can the store have sold exactly 150 pairs of womens shoes during the sale?Explain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute 150 for w in the equations and find m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24m + 18(150) = 2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24m + 2700 = 2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24m = 2880 - 2700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=180%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"180%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 7.5, m has to be an integer, you can't sell a fraction of a pr of shoes </SPAN>\n" );
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