document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=114174>Question 114174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sue has $75 to spend on shirts and shorts. The shirts are on sale for $10 each, including tax, and the shorts are on sale for $15 each, including tax.  List all the number combinations of shirts and shorts Sue can buy to spend exactly $75. Use mathematics to justify your answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be # of shirts; Let \"y\" be # of shorts.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Value Equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x +15y = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 3y = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-2/3)x + 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = 0, y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = 3, y = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = 6, y = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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