a hardware store ordered cartons of hammers at 100$ per carton and cartons wrenches at 150$ per carton if there were a total of 25 cartons in this order And the total cost of the order was 3,000$ how many cartons of hammers were ordered

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Answer:

15 cartons of Hammers were ordered

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost per carton of Hammer  = $100

Cost per carton of Wrenches = $150

Total Carton = 25

Total Cost = $3,000

Required

Determine the numbers of Hammer and Wrenches

Represent the hammers with H and the wrenches with W

So;

[tex]H + W = 25[/tex]

and

[tex]100H + 150W = 3000[/tex]

Make W the subject of formula in the first equation:

[tex]H + W = 25[/tex]

[tex]W = 25 - H[/tex]

Substitute 25 - H for W in the second equation

[tex]100H + 150(25 - H) = 3000[/tex]

[tex]100H + 3750 - 150H = 3000[/tex]

Collect Like Terms

[tex]100H - 150H = 3000 - 3750[/tex]

[tex]-50H = -750[/tex]

Divide both sides by -50

[tex]\frac{-50H}{=50} = \frac{-750}{-50}[/tex]

[tex]H = \frac{-750}{-50}[/tex]

[tex]H = 15[/tex]

Hence, 15 cartons of Hammers were ordered

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