Question

A store sells yellow and white hats. The white hats cost $8 more than the yellow ones. In one day the store sold 5 yellow hats and 8 white ones for a total income of $207. How much did each color of hats cost?

Answer 1

ok, this is a system of equations
you first have to make an equation for the price for the white hats,
W= Y+8,
then an eqn for the total price,
5Y+8W=207,
then you subsitute the W eqn into the total price eqn, 5Y+8(Y+8)=207
5Y+8Y+64=207
13Y+64=207 (then subtract 64 on both sides)
13Y=143
Y=11, the price of yellow hats is $11
go back to the W eqn and plug in 11 for Y and add 8, so the price of white hates is $19

Answer 2

*hats

Answer 3

Amazing! Thanks!

Answer 4

np :)