document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972996>Question 972996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> William, a hockey champion, is an expert serving in a sporting shop.  yesterday he sold two hockey sticks and three hockey bags for $473.98, wile this morning he sold one hockey sticks and one hockey bag for $177.99.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write and equation for each of Williams sales, let x= hockey sticks and y= hockey bags. use simultaneous equations to find the cost of each hockey stick and bag </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #595281 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=595281\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x+3y=473.98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=177.99 or x=177.99-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(177.99-y)+3y=473.98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "355.98-2y+3y=473.98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=473.98-355.98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=118.00 cost of each bag.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=177.99-118.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=59.99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*59.99+3*118.00=473.98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "119.98+354.00=473.98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "473.98=473.98 </SPAN>\n" );
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