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Last week at a​ festival, a man sold 5 times as many​ tie-dyed T-shirts as​ silk-screened shirts. He sold 210 shirts altogether. How many​ tie-dyed shirts did he​ sell? The number of​ tie-dyed shirts is

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The number of​ tie-dyed shirts is 175

Step-by-step explanation:

This question can be solved using a system of equations.

I am going to say that:

x is the number of tie-dyed T-shirts sold.

y is the number of  silk-screened shirts.

He sold 210 shirts altogether.

This means that [tex]x + y = 210[/tex]

Last week at a​ festival, a man sold 5 times as many​ tie-dyed T-shirts as​ silk-screened shirts.

This means that [tex]x = 5y[/tex] or [tex]y = \frac{x}{5}[/tex]

How many​ tie-dyed shirts did he​ sell?

This is x.

[tex]x + y = 210[/tex]

[tex]x + \frac{x}{5} = 210[/tex]

[tex]\frac{5x + x}{5} = 210[/tex]

[tex]6x = 210*5[/tex]

[tex]x = \frac{210*5}{6}[/tex]

[tex]x = 175[/tex]

The number of​ tie-dyed shirts is 175

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