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At Raging River Sports, polyester-fill sleeping bags sell for $71. Down-fill sleeping bags sell for $145. In one week the store sold 18 sleeping bags for $1,455.

Let x represent the number of polyester-fill bags sold and let y represent the number of down-fill bags sold. Complete the system of equations that can be used to find the number of each type sold.

At Raging River Sports, polyester-fill sleeping bags sell for $71. Down-fill sleeping-example-1
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Answer:

71x + 145y = 1,455

x + y = 18

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