SOLUTION: A boutique sells blouses and purses. The blouses cost $34 each and the purses cost $44 each. On a certain day the store sells twice as many blouses as purses. If the store sold $56

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Question 1133792: A boutique sells blouses and purses. The blouses cost $34 each and the purses cost $44 each. On a certain day the store sells twice as many blouses as purses. If the store sold $560 worth of these two items on that day, how many of each were sold?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = number of purses sold
+2x+ = number of blouses sold
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+44x+%2B+34%2A%28+2x+%29+=+560+
+44x+%2B+68x+=+560+
+112x+=+560+
+x+=+5+
and
+2x+=+10+
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5 purses and 10 blouses were sold