SOLUTION: Rams jerseys cost $45.00 and cardinal jerseys cost $35.00. sixty-nine jerseys were sold for $2635.00. how many were rams jerseys? how many were cardinal jerseys?

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Question 342671: Rams jerseys cost $45.00 and cardinal jerseys cost $35.00. sixty-nine jerseys were sold for $2635.00.
how many were rams jerseys? how many were cardinal jerseys?
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1.R%2BC=69
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45R%2B35C=2635
2.9R%2B7C=527
From eq. 1,
R=69-C
Substitute into eq. 2,
9%2869-C%29%2B7C=527
621-9C%2B7C=527
-2C=-94
highlight%28C=47%29
Then from eq. 1,
R%2B47=69
highlight%28R=22%29
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22 Rams jerseys and 47 Cardinals jerseys were sold.