Aisha owns an apparel store. She bought some shirts and jeans from a wholesaler for $3,900. Each shirt cost $12 and each pair of
jeans cost $28. If she sold the shirts at 70% profit and jeans at 125% profit, her total profit was $3,885. How many shirts and jeans did she buy from the wholesalers? 101 shirts and 96 jeans
2 answers:
For this case we can define the following variables:
x: shirt
y: jeans
We write the following system of equations:
12x + 28y = 3900
8.4x + 35y = 3885
We solve the system of equations:
x = 150
y = 75
Note: see attached image for the solution of the system:
Answer:
she bougth from the wholesalers
150 shirts
75 jeans
x: shirt
y: jeans
We write the following system of equations:
12x + 28y = 3900
8.4x + 35y = 3885
We solve the system of equations:
x = 150
y = 75
Note: see attached image for the solution of the system:
Answer:
she bougth from the wholesalers
150 shirts
75 jeans
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