Question

The number of DVD's sold at Fry's Electronics in a month was 920 and the number of DVD's sold decreased by 12 per month. The number of Blu-ray discs sold at Fry's Electronics in the same month was 502 and the number of Blu-ray discs sold increased by 26 per month. Write a system of equations to model th situation. If this trend continues, in how many months will the number of DVD's sold each month equal the number of Blu-ray discs sold each month? How many each disc is sold in that month?

Answer 1

11 months

788 disc

Explanation:

Let

x = number of months

Fry's Electronics;

= 920 - 12x

Blu-ray discs:

= 502 + 26x

Equate both equations

920 - 12x = 502 + 26x

920 - 502 = 26x + 12x

418 = 38x

x = 418/38

x = 11 months

number of months = 11

Substitute 11 into any of the equation

Fry's Electronics;

= 920 - 12x

= 920 - 12(11)

= 920 - 132

= 788 disc sold in that months