A school received a shipment of laptops and tablets purchased for $35,100 for their new computer lab. Each tablet cost $375 and each laptop cost $850. If the school ordered 3 times as many laptops as tablets, then which of the following is the number of laptops in the shipment?Choose 1 answer:(A) 12(B) 18(C) 36(D) 54
Q. A school received a shipment of laptops and tablets purchased for $35,100 for their new computer lab. Each tablet cost $375 and each laptop cost $850. If the school ordered 3 times as many laptops as tablets, then which of the following is the number of laptops in the shipment?Choose 1 answer:(A) 12(B) 18(C) 36(D) 54
Denote tablets and laptops: Let's denote the number of tablets as T and the number of laptops as L. According to the problem, the school ordered 3 times as many laptops as tablets, which gives us the equation:L=3T
Total cost equation: We also know the total cost for the tablets and laptops is $35,100. The cost of each tablet is $375 and the cost of each laptop is $850. We can write this information as an equation:375T+850L=35,100
Substitute and simplify: Now we can substitute the expression for L from the first equation into the second equation to find the number of tablets:375T+850(3T)=35,100
Divide to find tablets: Simplify the equation by combining like terms: 375T+2550T=35,1002925T=35,100
Calculate tablets: Divide both sides of the equation by 2925 to solve for T: T=292535,100
Find number of laptops: Perform the division to find the number of tablets: T=12
Calculate laptops: Now that we have the number of tablets, we can find the number of laptops using the first equation:L=3TL=3×12
Calculate laptops: Now that we have the number of tablets, we can find the number of laptops using the first equation:L=3TL=3×12Calculate the number of laptops:L=36
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