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Re: Affordable Auto Parts and Careful Car Repair both have standing monthl [#permalink]
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Anderson’s order increased from $5 × 100 + $10 × 50 = $1,000 to 1.035 × $1,000 = $1,035. Connolly’s order increased from $5 × 200 + $10 × 200 = $3,000 to 1.03 × $3,000 = $3,090. If x is the percent increase in the cost of belts and y is the percent increase in the cost of hoses, then Anderson’s new invoice is 500x + 500y = 1,035 or, multiplying by 2, 1,000x + 1,000y = 2,070. Connolly’s new order is 1,000x + 2,000y = 3,090. Subtracting the equations tells you 1,000y = 1,020, or y = 1.02, so hoses increased 2%. Substitute to solve for x: 1,000x + 2,000(1.02) = 3,090, and 1,000x = 3,090 – 2,040 = 1,050, so x = 1.05, meaning belts increased 5%.

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Percent increase in cost of belt: 5%
Percent increase in cost of hose: 2%
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Re: Affordable Auto Parts and Careful Car Repair both have standing monthl [#permalink]
Sajjad1994 Its still not clear how you got this
If x is the percent increase in the cost of belts and y is the percent increase in the cost of hoses, then Anderson’s new invoice is 500x + 500y = 1,035
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