document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=20440>Question 20440</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help with all the steps shown. I have been agonizing over this one. Thanks in advance:)  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Wal-Mart sells thermometers ($2)and hot-water bottles ($6). In December, Wal-Mart's total sakes were $1200. Customers bought 7 times as many thermometers as hot-water bottles. How many of each did Wal-Mart sell? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9842 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=9842\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the hot water bottels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(7x)+6(x)=1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14x+6x=1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x=1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 x 60=420<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, 60 hot water-bottels and 420 thermometers were bought. </SPAN>\n" );
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