Question

Marcus found a website where gold jerseys cost $150 and blue jerseys cost $50. He plans on spending $300. He is buying 4 jerseys. Use x to represent gold jerseys and y to represent blue jerseys. Write the system of linear equations to represent this situation

Answer 1

150x+50y=300

150(1)+50(3)=300

x+ y=4

Explanation:

He is wanting spend 300 he needs to know how many shirts should be sold for each to add to that total. He wants 4 shirts so he needs 3 of the 50 dollars and 1 of the shirts that cost 150.