Respuesta :
Answer:
Brand A = 21 heart-rate watches.
Brand B = 13 heart-rate watches.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let A be the number of Brand A heart watches and B be the number of Brand B heart watches.
We have been given that a nonprofit community health organization purchased 34 heart-rate watches for use at a wellness center.
We can represent this information in an equation as:
[tex]A+B=34...(1)[/tex]
We have been given that in a certain year, brand A of heart-rate watch cost $39.99 and brand B cost $59.99 and the organization spent $1619.66 for the watches.
We can represent this information in an equation as:
[tex]39.99*A+59.99*B=1619.66...(2)[/tex]
We will use substitution method to solve our system of equations.
From equation (1) we will get,
[tex]A=34-B[/tex]
Substituting [tex]A=34-B[/tex] in equation(2) we will get,
[tex]39.99*(34-B)+59.99*B=1619.66[/tex]
[tex]1359.66-39.99*B+59.99*B=1619.66[/tex]
[tex]-39.99*B+59.99*B=1619.66-1359.66[/tex]
[tex]20*B=260[/tex]
[tex]B=\frac{260}{20}[/tex]
[tex]B=13[/tex]
Therefore, the organisation purchased 13 heart-rate watches of brand B.
Now let us substitute B=13 in equation (1).
[tex]A+13=34[/tex]
[tex]A+13-13=34-13[/tex]
[tex]A=21[/tex]
Therefore, the organisation purchased 21 heart-rate watches of brand A.
