SOLUTION: In one day, Sweatsmartz, inc. sold 125 tee-shirts. The blue v-neck ones sold for $7.95 each and the red crew neck ones sold for $8.95. The company took in $1036.75. How many of eac

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Question 955822: In one day, Sweatsmartz, inc. sold 125 tee-shirts. The blue v-neck ones sold for $7.95 each and the red crew neck ones sold for $8.95. The company took in $1036.75. How many of each kind were sold?
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In one day, Sweatsmartz, inc. sold 125 tee-shirts. The blue v-neck ones sold for $7.95 each and the red crew neck ones sold for $8.95. The company took in $1036.75. How many of each kind were sold?
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Quantity:: b + r = 125 shirts
Value:::795b+895r = 103675 cents
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Modify for elimination:
795b + 795r = 795*125
795b + 895r = 103675
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Subtract and solve for "r":
100r = 4300
r = 43 (# of red sold)
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b = 125-43 = 82 (# of blue sold)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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