Question

lowes selss boxes of wrenches for $101 and hammers $305. Howard ordered 42 boxes of wrenches and hammers for $8322. How many boxes of each are in the order?

Answer 1

Let h = number of hammers

w = number of wrenches

101w + 305h = 8,322->101w + 305h = 8,322

w + h = 42----->101w + 101h = 4,242

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204h = 4,080

h = 20, w = 22