document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1111491>Question 1111491</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Problem Page A textbook store sold a combined total of 203 history and sociology textbooks in a week. The number of sociology textbooks sold was 47 less than the number of history textbooks sold. How many textbooks of each type 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 #726499 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=726499\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> h + s = 203 subtract s from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 203 - s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = h - 47 so substitute for s in the first equation above:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h + h - 47 203<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2h = 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 125 they sold 125 history books<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and sociology?:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = h - 47 = 125 - 47 = 78 books\r<BR>\n" );
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