document.write( "Question 1127057: Karen sells children’s hats for $4 and adults’ hats for $7. On Saturday, she sold 120 hats, and she collected $720. How many adults’ hats did she sell? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #743396 by greenestamps(13203) You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "120 children's hats at $4 each would have cost $480. The actual total sales was $720, which is $240 more than that. \n" ); document.write( "Each adult's hat costs $3 more than each children's hat. The number of adult's hats needed to be sold to make up that other $240 is 240/3 = 80. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: She sold 80 adult's hats and 120-80 = 40 children's hats. \n" ); document.write( " |