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23 March, 17:31

A school bought several pairs of skis, each costing $40 and several pairs of skates, each costing $50. the cost of the whole purchase was $600. how many pairs of skates were purchased if in total there were 13 items bought?

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  1. 23 March, 18:58
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    To answer this item, we let x and y be the number of pair of skis and skates, respectively. The equations that would best represent the given situation are,

    40x + 50y = 600

    x + y = 13

    The values of x and y from the equation above are 5 and 8, respectively. Thus, the school bought 8 pairs of skates.
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