document.write( "Question 1125415: I would be grateful for help breaking this down. Thank you.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "One day a store sold 33 sweatshirts. White ones cost​ $9.95 and yellow ones cost $13.50. In​ all, ​$374.50 worth of sweatshirts were sold. How many of each color were​ sold?
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\n" ); document.write( "let white sweatshirts be \"x\" and yellow \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "One day a store sold \"33\" sweatshirts:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=33\".....eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " White ones cost $\"9.95\" and yellow ones cost $\"13.50\". In all, $\"374.50\" worth of sweatshirts were sold. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9.95x%2B13.50y=374.50\".....eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve this system:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=33\".....eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"9.95x%2B13.50y=374.50\".....eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=33\".....eq.1...solve or \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=33-y\".....eq.1a\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute in eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9.95%2833-y%29%2B13.50y=374.50\".....eq.2..solve or \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"328.35-9.95y%2B13.50y=374.50\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-9.95y%2B13.50y=374.50-328.35\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3.55y=46.15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=46.15%2F3.55\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to \"x=33-y\".....eq.1a,substitute \"13\" for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=33-13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, \"20\" white sweatshirts and \"13\" yellow were sold
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