document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=623957>Question 623957</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A mail-order company charges $4 for shipping orders of less than $50, $6 for orders from $50- $200, and $8 for orders over $200. One day the total shipping charges were $2160 for 384 orders. Find the number of orders shipped at each rate if the number of orders under $50 is 12 more than twice the number of orders over $200.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know how to do determinants but just having a hard time figuring out the equations I should be using. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #392451 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=392451\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\"> represent the number of >$200 orders and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\"> represent the number of $50-$200 orders.  We are given that the <$50 orders number <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 2x\ + 12\">.  So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ +\ y\ +\ 2x\ +\ 12\ =\ 384\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which simplifies to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3x\ +\ y\ =\ 372\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 8x\ +\ 6y\ +\ 4(2x\ +\ 12)\ =\ 2160\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which simplifies to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 16x\ +\ 6y\ =\ 2112\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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