document.write( "Question 352154: a video store received two shipments of videocassettes. the value of the first shipmetn which contained 8 short and 16 long was $224 the value of the second which contained 6 short and 18 long casseetes was $228 find the price of one long cassette \n" ); document.write( "
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a video store received two shipments of videocassettes. the value of the first shipmetn which contained 8 short and 16 long was $224 the value of the second which contained 6 short and 18 long casseetes was $228 find the price of one long cassette
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "8s + 16L = 224
\n" ); document.write( "6s + 18L = 228
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\n" ); document.write( "Get rid of the s terms.
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\n" ); document.write( "s + 2L = 28
\n" ); document.write( "s + 3L = 38
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract to get:
\n" ); document.write( "L = $10
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\n" ); document.write( "cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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