document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1145593>Question 1145593</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You manage a clothing store and budget $6000 to restock 200 shirts. You can buy T-shirts for $12 each, polo shirts for $24 each, and rugby shirts for $36 each. If you want to have twice as many rugby shirts as polo shirts, how many of each type of shirt should you buy?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = # of t-shirts, cost $12 each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = # of polo shirts, cost $24 each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = # of rugby shirts, cost $36 each<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You manage a clothing store and budget $6000 to restock 200 shirts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) t+p+r = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) 12t+24p+36r = 6000<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you want to have twice as many rugby shirts as polo shirts...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) r = 2p<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute (3) into (1) and (2) to get two equations in t and p.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then solve that pair of equations by your favorite method. </SPAN>\n" );
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