document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69240>Question 69240</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help!  I don't know where to begin.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An art dealer sold two artworks for $1520 thereby making a profit of 25% on the first work and 10% on the other, whereas if he had approached any exhibition he would have sold them together for $1535 with a profit of 10% on the first and 25% on the other artwork.  Find the actual cost of each artwork.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far, this is what I have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = $1520<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(.25) + y(.10)= $1520 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let original cost of the two artworks be x and y respectively.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If he gets 25% profit on the 1st he gets 1.25x dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If he gets 10% profit on the 2nd he get 1.10x dollars.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.25x+1.10y=1520<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If he switches the profit numbers he will get the following profit:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.10x + 1.25y = 1535<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you solve the system of equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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