document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1179402>Question 1179402</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A person buys 5 pairs of gloves for every coat. Altogether the person spent $2475, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and gloves costed $45/pair while coats were $600 each. How many gloves and coats <BR>\n" );
document.write( "were purchased? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mentally, in a few seconds, using estimation....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 coats would cost $2400, leaving only $75 for the gloves; that's not enough.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So try 3 coats for $1800; that means 5*3=15 pairs of gloves for 15($45)=$675, making the total $2475.  That's it....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Algebraically....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x be the number of coats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then 5x is the number of pairs of gloves<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total cost is $2475:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve using basic algebra; I leave that to you.<br><BR>\n" );
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