Question

For a special order, The ABC company manufactured 400 shirts. Sweatshirts were priced at $35 each and T-shirts at $25 each. The company received a total of $11,500 for the shirts. How many of each type of shirt did the ABC company manufacture for this order?

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Answer 1

Thy bought 150 Sweatshirts (x) and 250 tshirts (y)

Explanation:

35x + 25y = 11500

x + y = 400

-25 (x + y = 400) Multiply by -25 to get the y's to disappear when you add the two equations together

-25x - 25y = 10000

35x + 25y = 11500

10x =1500

x = 150

Plug 150 in either equation for x to find y

150 + y = 400

y = 250