Problema Solution

A fitness club has a budget of $870.00 to purchase two different types of dumbbell sets. One set costs $35.00 each, and the deluxe model dumbbell set costs $40.00 each. The club wants to purchase 23 new dumbbell sets to use in its gym. How many of sets of each type can it purchase?

Answer provided by our tutors

Type x and type y

So

x+y=23

35x+40y=870

So

x=10

y=13

So we should buy 10 $35 type and 13 type of $40