document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90803>Question 90803</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ron sold 798 towles and soad despensers.  Towles were sold at $6.00 each and despensers for $2.50 each.  The total sales came to $3,223.50.  How many of each were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "    Ron sold 798 towles and soad despensers. Towles were sold at $6.00 each and despensers for $2.50 each. The total sales came to $3,223.50. How many of each were sold?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      Let the number of towels be = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    and number of despensers   be = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     total number of towels and despensers sold = 798\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                  i.e, x+y = 798......(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      cost of 1 towel = $6.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      cost of x towels = $6x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      cost of 1 despensers = $2.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      cost of y despensers = $y(2.50)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    total cost of x towels and  y despensers = $3223.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "               6x+y(2.50) = $3223.50........(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " substituting for x from we get 6(798-y)+2.50y = 3223.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                               4788-6y+2.50y = 3223.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                4788-3223.50 = 6y-2.50y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                       1554.50 = 3.50y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                            y = 1554.50/3.50= 444\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                     x+y = 798<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                     x = 798-444 = 354 .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             therefore number of towels sold = 354\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                       number of despensers sold = 444<BR>\n" );
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