document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4860>Question 4860</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello I'm having a problem with this solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bobbie sold 35 T shirts and socks. T-shirts were sold at $9.00 and socks for $5.00. Total sales came to $287. How many of each were sold? What was the total dollar sales of each? Thank You for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2396 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><B>Abbey(339)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><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=2396\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let T = The number of T-shirts bobby sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let S = the number of socks bobby sold\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9T = The total dollars that the T-shirts earned<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5S = The total dollars that the socks earned\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that the total sales from both came to $287, So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9T+5S=287\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And we know that he only sold a total of 35 items:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T+S=35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can be rewritten as S=35-T, by subtracting T from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then used 35-T to put into our total sales equation as a substitution for S:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9T+5(35-T)=287\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Clear the parentheses:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9T+175-5T=287\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms (subtract $175 from both sides of the equation)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4T=112\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T=28 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He sold 28 T-shirt, so he sold 7 pairs of socks (35-28=7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check your answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28*9.00=$252<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7*5.00= $ 35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "252+35=287, so this is correct.<BR>\n" );
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