document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240846>Question 240846</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One week a business sold 40 scarves. White ones cost $4.95, and printed ones cost $7.95. In all,$282 worth of scarves were sold. How many of each kind 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 #176468 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=176468\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w+p=40 or w=40-p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.95w+7.95p=282<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.95(40-p)+7.95p=282<BR>\n" );
document.write( "198-4.95p+7.95p=282<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p=282-198<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=84/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=28 printed scarves were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40-28=12 white scarves were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.95*12=7.95*28=282<BR>\n" );
document.write( "59.4+222.6=282<BR>\n" );
document.write( "282=282 </SPAN>\n" );
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