SOLUTION: The school track team earned $2 for every hat they sold and $5 for every sweatshirt that totaled $317. If they sold 1 more of the hats than the sweatshirts, which system could be u

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Question 835704: The school track team earned $2 for every hat they sold and $5 for every sweatshirt that totaled $317. If they sold 1 more of the hats than the sweatshirts, which system could be used to find the number of sweatshirts?
2h+5s=317
s=h+1
or
2h+5s=317
h=s+1
I don't understand how to write the equation for the one more hat part. Please explain
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Value Equation:: 2h+5s=317
Quantity Equation:: h=s+1
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Note: # of hats = # of sweats + 1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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