document.write( "Question 1186287: Dots sells T-shirts ($2) and shorts ($7). In April, total sales were $527. People bought 5 times as many T-shirts as shorts.\r
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document.write( "Let x be the number of shorts.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the number of T-shirts is 5x, according to the condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we write the total money equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7x + 2*(5x) = 527  dollars    (total sales)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next, we simplify, solve and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7x + 10x = 527\r\n" );
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document.write( "      17x    = 527\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x    = 527/17 = 31.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  31 shorts and 5*31 = 155 T-shirts.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.   7*31 + 2*155 = 527 dollars, total.    ! Correct !\r\n" );
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