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Math word problems, please help?

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1. In one week a music store sold 9 guitars for a total of $3611. Electric guitars sold for $479 each and acoustic guitars sold for $339 each. How many of each type of guitar were sold??

2. A nut wholesaler sells a mix of peanuts and cashews. The wholesaler charges $2.80 per pound for peanuts and $5.30 per pound of cashews. The mix is to sell for $3.30 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts and how many pounds of cashews should be used to make 100 pounds of the mix??


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1. In one week a music store sold 9 guitars for a total of $3611. Electric guitars sold for $479 each and acoustic guitars sold for $339 each. How many of each type of guitar were sold??

HINT: Write what you know in a table.

Type â¦â¦......â¦â¦. Qty â¦â¦. Worth â¦â¦. Total
electric guitars â¦... e â¦â¦â¦. 479 â¦â¦.... e * 479 = 479e
acoustic guitars â¦. a â¦â¦â¦. 339 â¦â¦â¦ a * 339 = 339a
Total â¦â¦â¦â¦........ 9 â¦â¦..... ----- â¦â¦â¦ 3611

The first 2 rows of the first column always add up to the third row in that column.
e + a = 9

The first 2 rows of the last column always add up to the third row in that column.
479e + 339a = 3611

You now have 2 equations.
479e + 339a = 3611
e + a = 9

Solve the 2nd one for e.
e + a = 9
e = 9 - a

Replace e with 9 - a in the 1st one.
479e + 339a = 3611
479(9 - a) + 339a = 3611
4311 - 479a + 339a = 3611
-140a = -700
a = 5

Plug this solved a value into e = 9 - a to solve for e.
e = 9 - a
e = 9 - 5
e = 4

ANSWER: There were 5 acoustic guitars and 4 electric guitars sold.

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2. A nut wholesaler sells a mix of peanuts and cashews. The wholesaler charges $2.80 per pound for peanuts and $5.30 per pound of cashews. The mix is to sell for $3.30 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts and how many pounds of cashews should be used to make 100 pounds of the mix??

HINT: Write what you know in a table.

Type â¦â¦â¦â¦. Qty â¦â¦.. Cost/lb â¦â¦.. Total
peanuts â¦â¦â¦. p â¦â¦â¦. 2.8 â¦â¦â¦â¦. p * 2.8 = 2.8p
cashews â¦â¦... c â¦â¦â¦.. 5.3 â¦â¦â¦â¦. c * 5.3 = 5.3c
Total â¦â¦â¦â¦.. 100 â¦.⦠3.3 â¦â¦â¦â¦ (p + c) * 3.3 = 3.3(p + c)

The first 2 rows of the first column always add up to the third row in that column.
p + c = 100

The first 2 rows of the last column always add up to the third row in that column.
2.8p + 5.3c = 3.3(p + c)

Replace (p + c) with 100 and simplify.
2.8p + 5.3c = 3.3(p + c)
2.8p + 5.3c = 3.3(100)
2.8p + 5.3c = 330

You now have 2 equations.
2.8p + 5.3c = 330
p + c = 100

Solve the 2nd one for y.
p + c = 100
c = 100 - p

Replace y with 100 - p in the 1st one.
2.8p + 5.3c = 330
2.8p + 5.3(100 - p) = 330
2.8p + 530 - 5.3p = 330
2.8p - 5.3p = 330 - 530
-2.5p = -200
p = -200 / -2.5
p = 80

Substitute p with 80 in c = 100 - p to find c.
c = 100 - p
c = 100 - 80
c = 20

You need 80 pounds of the peanuts and 20 pounds of the cashews to make a 100-pound mixture worth $3.30 per pound.

Alesis DM8... Good drum kit?




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I am a 14 year old drummer. I am not a beginner at drums but im not a pro either. I have been looking for a drum kit and as i live with my parents I am not aloud an acoustic set. So I was looking around for a good drum kit to buy for no more than around 700 pounds. I came across the Alesis DM8 PRO kit and I thought it looked pretty good, but i would like to see if i am making the right decision. If you think I am not then please offer me an alternative. Thank you.


Answer
I'd say your best bet is to take a trip to Guitar Center or another dealer and try it out for yourself. I really like it, I have a friend who owns on and I think it sounds pretty damn good. However.. I'm not really a drummer, so I don't know how it will feel to an actual drummer, but I have a good time playing around on it. I do have a decent ear and so I can say it does sound great, no doubt about that. I just don't know how actual drummers feel about it. But go try one out, they don't care, play on it for a while and see what you think.




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