revenue boots ds

Question

Someone sold 5 boots and 4 sneakers. The profit on boots is 50% of the revenue on boots. The profit on sneakers is 60% of the revenue on sneakers. What is the boots's sale price?

1) the total revenue on the boots and jackets is $2000
2)The total profit on sweaters and jackets is $1000

rajkanth · Answer

say cost of a Boot and a sneaker is C1 and C2 respectively
Selling price is S1 and S2 respectively
profit on boots is 2.5S1 (50% of 5S1)
profit on sneaker is 2.4S2 (60% of 4S2)

1) says that 5S1 + 4S2 = 2000 Not sufficient to get S2
2) says that 2.5S1 + 2.4S2 = 1000 not sufficient to get S2
combined u can solve for S1 and S2, so C

Zagros · Answer

I think you are making a mistake here. S2 is the sneaker revenue but you are using it as the revenue for jackets

I say E is the right answer.

trublu · Answer

Chose C at first but i just realized statement 2 says Sweater NOT Sneaker.

E is my guess

joemama142000 · Answer

oa is E 

this question was probably messed up to begin with

joemama142000 · Answer

I think the problem should be

Someone sold 5 boots and 4 sneakers. The profit on boots is 50% of the revenue on boots. The profit on sneakers is 60% of the revenue on sneakers. What is the boots's sale price? 

1) the total revenue on the boots and sneakers is $2000 
2)The total profit on boots and sneakers is $1000


If this is the case, raj is correct i believe.

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