document.write( "Question 824732: the prom committee sells t shirts to raise money for the prom. the profit from sales of 80 short sleeve t shirts and 100 long sleeve t shirts is $320.00 Profits from sales of 80 short sleeve t shirts and 75 long sleeve t shirts is $270.00. How much profit do they earn for each short sleeve t shirt sale? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #496750 by unlockmath(1688)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello, \n" ); document.write( "Let's set up two equations to solve this: \n" ); document.write( "80x + 100y = 320 \n" ); document.write( "80x + 75y = 270 \n" ); document.write( "Subtract these to get: \n" ); document.write( "25x = 50 \n" ); document.write( "y = 2 \n" ); document.write( "Solve for x and we get: \n" ); document.write( "x = 1.5 \n" ); document.write( "So the make $1.50 \n" ); document.write( "Make sense? \n" ); document.write( "RJ \n" ); document.write( "www.math-unlock.com \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |