SOLUTION: I was wondering if this is the correct way to do this problem. This is the equation I came up with. L+S=200 and 1/2L + 1/3S=80. I used L for long-sleeve and S for short-sleeve. I

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Question 734288: I was wondering if this is the correct way to do this problem. This is the equation I came up with. L+S=200 and 1/2L + 1/3S=80. I used L for long-sleeve and S for short-sleeve. I am confusing myself with the fractions. I have
S= 3 1/3 and I did not solve for L yet. Please advise. Thank you. Here's the problem.
Marcus is selling t-shirts at the State Fair. He brings 200 shirts to sell. He has long-sleeve and short sleeved T-shirts for sale. On the first day of the fair, he sells 1/2 of his long-sleeved T-shirts and 1/3 of his short T-shirts for a total of 80 T-shirts sold.
a. Write a system of linear equations to represent this problem situation.
b. Solve the system and determine how many of each type of shirt Marcus actually brought to the fair.
c. Write a short paragraph applying your solution to the problem situation.
d. Which method for solving systems do you think provided the quickest way to analyze this system of equations to determine which one is the better deal?
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