Question 174365
You have exactly $537 to spend on party gifts for your rich uncle’s birthday party. You decide to get watches for the ladies (at $27.98 each), and beepers for the men (at $23.46 each). You know that the number of watches required will be 3 times as much as the number of beepers. How many of each item do you buy?
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Let x = no. of beepers
then
3x = no. of watches
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23.46x + 27.98(3x) = 537
23.46x + 83.94x = 537
107.40x = 537
x = {{{537/107.4}}}
x = 5 beeper
and
3*5 = 15 watches
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You can check solution in the original equation