SOLUTION: A video store received two shipments of videocassettes. The value of the first shipment,
which contained 8 short and 16 long cassettes, was $224. The value of the second shipment,
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Question 428896: A video store received two shipments of videocassettes. The value of the first shipment,
which contained 8 short and 16 long cassettes, was $224. The value of the second shipment,
which contained 6 short and 18 long cassettes, was $228. Find the price of one long cassette.
a. $8 b. $18 c. $10 d. $2 Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 8m+16n=224
6m+18n=228
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24m+48n=672
24m+72n=912
24n=240
n=10
m=8
The short cassettes are $8 each. The long cassettes are $10 each..
