document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110564>Question 110564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A department store held a sale to sell all of the 214 winter jackets that remained after the season ended. Until noon, each jacket in the store was priced at $31.95. At noon, the price of the jackets was further reduced to $18.95. After the last jacket was sold, the total receipts for the clearance sale were $5108.30. How many jackets were sold before noon and how many were sold after noon? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80536 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=80536\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+y=214 x being the sales before noon & y those after noon. or-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=214-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31.95x+18.95(214-x)=5108.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31.95x+4055.30-18.95x=5108.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x=5108.30-4055.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x=1053<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1053/13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=81 jackets sold befor noon.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "214-81=133 jackets sold after noon.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proof<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31.95*81+18.95*133=5108.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2587.95+2520.35=5108.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5108.30=5108.30 </SPAN>\n" );
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