document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25250>Question 25250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sporting goods store sells right-handed baseball gloves.  In one month, 12 gloves were solf for a total of $561.  Right-handed gloves cost $45 and left-handed gloves cost $52.  How many 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 #13520 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=13520\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the right-handed glove be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the left-handed golve be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=12-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cost of rigth haded glove = $45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "left-handed cost =$52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45x+52y=561<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subsitute for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45x+52(12-x)=561<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45x-52x+624=561<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7x=-63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=12-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence about 9 right handed gloves were sold, and about 3 left-handed gloves were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul.<BR>\n" );
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