document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=948834>Question 948834</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A broker sells a combined total of 40 shares of 2 different stocks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first stock sold for $12.25 per share , and the second stock sold for $15.75 per share. If the total sale was $539 how many shares of each stock were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #579274 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=579274\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X=shares of $12.25 stock; Y=shares of $15.75 stock<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+Y=40 Solve for X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=40-Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$12.25(X)+$15.75(Y)=$539 Substitute for X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$12.25(40-Y)+$15.75(Y)=$539<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$490-$12.25Y+$15.75Y=$539 Subtract $490 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$3.50Y=$49 Divide each side by $3.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=14 ANSWER 1: 14 shares of the $15.75 stock were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=40-Y=40-14=26 ANSWER 2: 26 shares 0f $12.25 stock were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total sale=$539 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$12.25(X)+$15.75(Y)=$539 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$12.25(26)+$15.75(14)=$539<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$318.50+$220.50=$539<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$539=$539 </SPAN>\n" );
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