SOLUTION: A company sells toy cars. Small cars are $2, Medium cars are $3. If the company sold 44 total cars in one day and made $105, how many small cars did they sell? I know that I nee

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Question 406836: A company sells toy cars. Small cars are $2, Medium cars are $3. If the company sold 44 total cars in one day and made $105, how many small cars did they sell? I know that I need a formula but I just can't figure out how to do it. Thanks!!
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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two unknowns , so two equations

s + m = 44 ___ solving for m ___ m = 44 - s

2s + 3m = 105 ___ substituting ___ 2s + 3(44 - s) = 105

distributing ___ 2s + 132 - 3s = 105 ___ solve this for s