document.write( "Question 1100308: A clothing store buyer purchased some designer jeans at $22 a pair. Then she bought 20 more than half that number of another type of designer jeans at $26 a pair. If she spent $110 more on the first type, how many pairs pf each type did she buy? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #714860 by greenestamps(13203)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the number of pairs of the first type. \n" ); document.write( "The number she bought of the second type was 20 more than one-half of that number: (1/2)x+20. \n" ); document.write( "The first type cost $22 a pair; the total cost of them was \n" ); document.write( "The second type cost $26 a pair; the total cost of them was \n" ); document.write( "The total cost of the first type was 110 more than the total cost of the second type: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "She bought 70 pairs of the first type. \n" ); document.write( "The number of pairs of the second type that she bought was (1/2)*70+20 = 55. \n" ); document.write( " |