Expert: Lynn Houston - 10/14/2010

Question
Belts cost $160 per carton and shoes cost 465 per carton. If an order comes in for a total of 88 cartons for $19,2665, what was the number of cartons of belts?

Answer
Let b = # of cartons of belts and s = # of cartons of shoes

160b + 465s = 19265(?)guessing based on # you gave above
b + s = 88 or b = 88-s (substitute this value into the above eq)

160(88-s) + 465s = 19265
14080 - 160s + 465s = 19265
14080 + 305s = 19265
305s = 5185
s = 17 therefore b = 71