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document.write( "A customer walks into an electronics store and buys four MP3 players and six sets of headphones, paying $740.  A second customer buys five MP3 players and four sets of headphones, and pays $785.  How much does an MP3 player cost?  How much does a set of headphones cost?\r
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| Algebra.Com's Answer #148288 by stanbon(75887)      You can put this solution on YOUR website! A customer walks into an electronics store and buys four MP3 players and six sets of headphones, paying $740. A second customer buys five MP3 players and four sets of headphones, and pays $785. How much does an MP3 player cost? How much does a set of headphones cost? \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "4M + 6H = 740 \n" ); document.write( "5M + 4H = 785 \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Use any method you know to solve this \n" ); document.write( "system of equations to get: \n" ); document.write( "M = $125 (price of an MP3) \n" ); document.write( "H = $40 (price of headphones) \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |