document.write( "Question 1123116: One week a computer store sold a total of 36 computers and external hard drives. The revenue from these sales was $23490. If computers sold for $1180 per unit and hard drives for $125 per unit, how many of each did the store sell?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #739359 by addingup(3677)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x + y = 36 \n" ); document.write( "1180x + 125y = 23490 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "1180x + 125y = 23490 \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "1180x + 1180y = 42480 \n" ); document.write( "0x + -1055y = -18990 \n" ); document.write( "= -1055y = -18990 \n" ); document.write( "y = -18990/-1055 \n" ); document.write( "y = 18 The store sold 18 external hard drives and: \n" ); document.write( "x = 36-18 = 18 computers \n" ); document.write( "----------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Check: \n" ); document.write( "(18*1180) + (18*125) = 23490 Correct\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |