Problema Solution

Ron Co. sold sweatshirts for $20 and baseball caps for $10. A total of 154 sweatshirts and baseball caps were sold for total sales of $2,860. How many of each did Ron Co. sell?

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Let

x = the number of sweatshirts

y = the number of baseball caps

x + y = 154

20x + 10y = 2860

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x = 132 sweatshirts

y = 22 baseball caps

Ron Co. sold 132 sweatshirts and 22 baseball caps.