document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1098694>Question 1098694</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question: An office supply store recently sold a black printer ink cartridge for 17.99 and a color printer ink cartridge for 25.99.  At the start of a recent fall semester, a total of 55 of these cartridges was sold for a total of $1157.45.  How many of each type were purchased? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #713076 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=713076\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B%2BC=55 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B%2BC=55\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - Total number of cartridges<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1799B%2B2599C=115745 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1799B%2B2599C=115745\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - Total cost of cartridges<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply eq. 1 by 1799 and subtract from eq. 2,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for C then use either equation to solve for B. </SPAN>\n" );
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