document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=357225>Question 357225</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a school supply store, a saleswoman sold 32 notebookes on Monday, some for $1.50 each and the rest for $2.00 each. If her notebook receipts that day totaled $51.00, how many of each type of notebook did she sell? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Eq:::: a + b = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value equation:1.5a+2b = 51 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru the 1st equation by 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru the 2nd equation by 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20a + 20b = 20*32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15a + 20b = 10*51<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"a\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5a = 130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 26 (# of $1.50 notebooks sold)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since a+b=32, b = 6 (# of $2 notebooks sold)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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