document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127516>Question 1127516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Styline Menswear ordered short-sleeve shirts for $23 each and long-sleeve shirts for $28.50 each from Tommy Hilfiger. If the total order amounted to $9,862.50 for 375 shirts, how many short-sleeve were ordered? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s + l = 375 thus l= 375 - s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23s + 28.50l = 9,862.50 substitute for l:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23s + 28.50(375 - s) = 9,862.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23s + 10,687.50 - 28.50s = 9,862.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5.50s = -825 divide both sides by -5.50, and remember that -/- = +<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 150 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "150 short sleeves were ordered<BR>\n" );
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