document.write( "Question 133668: Jane has a dress shop. She has space for 200 dresses. She sells only red and blue dresses. After reading several fashion magazines she decides to stock her shelves with 34 more blue dresses than red dresses. How many of each should she stock on her shelves? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #97847 by ptaylor(2198) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x=number of red dresses
\n" ); document.write( "Then x+34=number of blue dresses\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, our equation to solve is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+x+34=200 subtract 34 from each side\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+x+34-34=200-34 collect like terms\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x=166 divide both sides by 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=83----------number of red dresses
\n" ); document.write( "x+34=83+34=117 number of blue dresses\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CK\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "83+117=200
\n" ); document.write( "200=200
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "x+34=83+34=117\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor \n" ); document.write( "

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