document.write( "Question 765677: A store sold 29 sweatshirts. White ones cost 9.95 and yellow ones cost $ 11.50
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document.write( "If 304.05 worth of sweatshirts were sold, how many of each were sold.\r
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document.write( "Let x= the number of white sweatshirts
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document.write( "Let y= the number of yellow sweatshirts\r
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document.write( "complete the system of equations x+y\r
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document.write( "$ x+y= $ 304.05 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #466321 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A store sold 29 sweatshirts. White ones cost 9.95 and yellow ones cost $ 11.50 \n" ); document.write( "If 304.05 worth of sweatshirts were sold, how many of each were sold. \n" ); document.write( "Let x= the number of white sweatshirts \n" ); document.write( "Let y= the number of yellow sweatshirts \n" ); document.write( "complete the system of equations x+y \n" ); document.write( "$ x+y= $ 304.05 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Comment: Your equation says (# of white)+(# of yellow) = value \n" ); document.write( "You cannot have an equation that equates # of to value. \n" ); document.write( "# of can only equal # of and value of can only equal value of \n" ); document.write( "---------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "Quantity Equation: x + y = 29 \n" ); document.write( "Value Equation::9.95x+11.50y = 304.05 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Modify for elimination:: \n" ); document.write( "995x + 995y = 995*29 \n" ); document.write( "995x + 1150y = 30405 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"y\": \n" ); document.write( "155y = 1550 \n" ); document.write( "y = 10 (# of yellow shirts) \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"x\": \n" ); document.write( "x + y = 29 \n" ); document.write( "x + 10 = 29 \n" ); document.write( "x = 19 (# of white shirts) \n" ); document.write( "============================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |