document.write( "Question 517217: A restaurant manager wants to purchase 200 sets of dishes. One design costs $25 per set, while the other costs $45 per set. If the manager has $7,400 to spend, how many of each design should be ordered?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #344702 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A restaurant manager wants to purchase 200 sets of dishes. One design costs $25 per set, while the other costs $45 per set. If the manager has $7,400 to spend, how many of each design should be ordered?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let # of sets with 1st design be \"a\". \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Let # of sets with 2nd design be \"b\". \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "a + b = 200 \n" ); document.write( "25a + 45b = 7400 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "25a + 45(200-a) = 7400 \n" ); document.write( "25a + 45*200 - 45a = 7400 \n" ); document.write( "-20a = -1600 \n" ); document.write( "a = 80 sets of design # 1 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"b\": \n" ); document.write( "b = 200-a \n" ); document.write( "b = 200-80 \n" ); document.write( "b = 120 sets of design # 2 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "=============== \n" ); document.write( " |