Respuesta :
Given that:
- You have $200 to spend.
- The store sells all jeans for $25 and all dresses for $50.
- You want to take home 6 items of clothing.
Let be "j" the number of jeans and "d" the number of dresses you can buy so you use the whole $200 (not including the tax).
Set up this System of Equations using the data provided in the exercise:
[tex]\begin{cases}j+d=6{} \\ 25j+50d={200}\end{cases}[/tex]You can follow these steps in order to solve the System of Equations using the Elimination Method:
1. You can multiply the first equation by -25:
[tex]\begin{cases}-25j-25d={-150} \\ 25j+50d={200}\end{cases}[/tex]2. Add the equations:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \begin{cases}-25j-25d={-150} \\ 25j+50d={200}\end{cases} \\ ------------ \\ 0j+25d=50 \\ 25d=50 \end{gathered}[/tex]3. Solve for "d":
[tex]\begin{gathered} d=\frac{50}{25} \\ \\ d=2 \end{gathered}[/tex]4. Substitute the value of "d" into the first original equation and solve for "j":
[tex]\begin{gathered} j+(2)=6 \\ j=6-2 \\ j=4 \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence, the answer is: You can buy 2 dresses and 4 jeans.
