document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34272>Question 34272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help on one last problem. Just can't get it set up right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A store sells televisions for $360 and VCR's for $270. At the beginning of the week its entire stock is worth $54,000. During the week it sells three quarters of the TV's and one third of the VCR's for a total of $30,600. How many tv's and vcr's did it have in its stock at the beginning of the week?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #20553 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mukhopadhyay><B>mukhopadhyay(490)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mukhopadhyay><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=20553\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Number of TV's = x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of VCR's = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "360x + 270y = 54000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 4x + 3y = 600....(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/4 + y/3 = 30600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 9x + 4y = 367200...(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need to solve for x,y using (1) and (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (1) with 4 and (2) with 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x + 12y = 2400......(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27x + 12y = 1101600..(.4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract (3) from (4):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x = 1099200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x comes in fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: Check your problem </SPAN>\n" );
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