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(Solved): how many four ply nylon tires will be purchased? A store manager is given $80000 to buy 1200 ...
how many four ply nylon tires will be purchased?
A store manager is given $80000 to buy 1200 new tires for the store. Two types of tires are to be purchased: four-ply nylon, costing $50 each, and steel-belted radials, costing $70 each. The manager wants to buy 5 times as many steel-belted radial tires as four-ply nylon tires. Assuming that all $80000 is spent, find a system of linear equations that gives the number of each tire bought.
Expert Answer
Let number of four ply nylon tyres purchased be x and number of steel belted radial tyres purchased be y. Total number of tyres purchased = 1200 Therefore x + y = 1200 (equ