Question

The clothing club sold 40 pants and shirts at a new store and made $700 from the sales. They charged $18 for each pants and $14 for each shirt.

If x, represents the number of pants sold and y, represents the number of shirts sold, which system of equations represents the constraints in this situation?

Answer 1

Answer: The system of equations represents the constraints in this situation are:

s + h = 40

$18s + $14h = $700

The above equations are known as simultaneous equations. 40 scarves and hats were sold, this can be represented with this equation:

number of hats sold + number of scarves sold = 40

s + h = 40

The total amount made from the sales is the sum of the total amount made from the sale of the hats and the total amount made from the sale of the scarves. This can be represented with this equation:

($18 x s) + ($14 x h) = $700

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