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    Jul 8, 2013, 08:15 PM
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    Coffe cost $12.00 per case and tea cost $ 8.00 per case. If an order comes in for a total of 250 cases for $ 2,600, what was the specific number of cases of tea?
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    Jul 9, 2013, 05:06 AM
    Start by setting up two equations---using the given data---which incorporate the two unknowns.

    Let C denote the number of coffee cases, and T the number of tea cases.

    One of your equalities which comes straight from the provided info is for the total number of cases overall:

    C + T = 250

    Now you set up a second equation, again using C and T and the given info, to describe the situation regarding the total cost of the shipment.

    With two equations in two unknowns, you're 90% home. A little substitution or elimination (whichever method your book discusses) will get you to the solution.
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