SOLUTION: Foot Friends uses the same type of leather in their men's and women's hiking boots. During one week the company used 290 sq.ft of leather to make 40 pairs of size 10 men's hiking b

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Question 354937: Foot Friends uses the same type of leather in their men's and women's hiking boots. During one week the company used 290 sq.ft of leather to make 40 pairs of size 10 men's hiking boots and 60 pairs of size 7 women's hiking boots. Another week the company used 275 sq. ft of leather to make 50 pairs of size 10 men's hiking boots and 40 pairs of size 7 women's hiking boots.
a) How much leather is used to make one pair of size 10 men's hiking boots?
b) How much leather is used to make 1 pair of size 7 women's hiking boots?



Our teacher wants us to set up two equations for each problem, and solve them with substitution or elmination. This is what I have tried so far:
x - mens
y - womens
40x + 60y = 290
50x + 40y = 275

Am I on the right track?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
yes the set up is OK
you will get x= 3.5 & y = 2.5 sq.ft
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m.ananth@hotmail.ca