Problema Solution
The school store sells Midville High T-shirts for $12 each and Midville High gym shorts for $9 a pair. One afternoon they sold a total of 39 T-shirts and pairs of shorts for a total of $414 . How many T-shirts did they sell and how many pairs of shorts did they sell?
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Let
x = the number of T-shirts sold
y = the number of pairs of shorts sold
x + y = 39
12x + 9y = 414
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x = 21 T-shirts
y = 18 shorts
The store sold 21 T-shirts and 18 pairs of shorts.