Problema Solution
A car dealership sells used cars for $7,000 and new cars for $16,000. If a total of 17 cars were sold for $191,000, how many of the cars sold were used?
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Let
x = the number of used cars sold
y = the number of new cars sold
x + y = 17
7000x + 16000y = 191000
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x = 9 used cars
y = 8 new cars
9 of the sold cars were used.