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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129481 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=129481\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 24m+18w=2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=150<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( "24m=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=180/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=7.5 men's shoes sold. Not very good sales people selling 1/2 of a pair.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer is NO for the 150 pair of women's shoes sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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