document.write( "Question 48924: Store sold twice as many t-shirts as shorts. T-shirts are $9 each and shorts are $14 each. The total amount of money taken in for both was $256. Find the number of each that was sold. \n" ); document.write( "

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t-shirts = t
\n" ); document.write( "shorts = s
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t+=+2s\"$ and $\"9t+%2B+14s+=+256\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Combine:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9t+%2B+14s+=+256\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9%282s%29+%2B+14s+=+256\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18s+%2B+14s+=+256\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"32s+=+256\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"s+=+8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Plug:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t+=+2s+=+2%2A8+=+16\"$
\n" ); document.write( "16 t-shirts and 8 shorts were sold. \n" ); document.write( "

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