4) a sales associate in a department store earns a commission on each suit and each pair of shoes sold. one week, she earned $47 in commission for selling 3 suits and a pair of shoes. the next week, she earned $107 in commission for selling 7 suits and 2 pairs of shoes. a) write a system of equations to represent the situation. explain what your x and y will represent. b) solve the system of equations. c) how much commission does she earn for selling each suit and each pair of shoes?

3

step-by-step explanation:

in standard form:

a= dictionaries

b= maps

you have to buy 3 dictionaries, so put a 3 next to the a (dictionaries) so that you can multiply them by each other.

a3+b= 60 (the amount of money you have)

we already know the cost of a=15 so replace a with $15

($15 x 3)+b=60

multiply 15 and 3 to get $45 and replace it with $45

45+b=60

and then replace b with 15 to get the total:

45+15=60

that means you have $15 left after buying 3 dictionaries.

15 divided by the cost of a map ($5) equals 3.

so you can buy 3 maps.

sorry if it was confusing!

answer: the correct answer is -32

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