Problema Solution
Joes shoe store orders 36 pairs of shoes. Tennis shoes are 25$ and dress shoes are 32$. The total is 1061$, how many pairs of shoes did you order of each pair
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Let
x = the number of tennis shoes ordered
y = the number of dress shoes ordered
Joe's shoe store ordered 36 pairs of shoes (tennis shoes and dress shoes)
x + y = 36
Total cost = total cost of tennis shoes + total cost of dress shoes
25*x + 32*y = 1061
By solving the system of equations
x + y = 36
25*x + 32*y = 1061
we find
x = 13 pairs of tennis shoes
y = 23 pairs of dress shoes
There were 13 pairs of tennis shoes and 23 pairs of dress shoes ordered.