document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133812>Question 1133812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dots sells a total of 285 T-shirts ($2) and shorts ($6). In April, total sales were $666.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many T-shirts and shorts did Dots sell? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tshirts=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Shorts= </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's another way to solve this kind of problem informally, without algebra.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) If all 285 sales had been t-shirts, the total sales would have been 285*$2 = $570.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) The actual total sales, $666, is $666-$570 = $96 more than that.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) The difference between the cost of each t-shirt and each pair of shorts is $4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) The number of shorts that had to be sold to make those other $96 in sales is $96/$4 = 24.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: 24 shorts and 285-24 = 261 t-shirts </SPAN>\n" );
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