Two student clubs were selling t-shirts and school notebooks to raise money for an upcoming school event. In the first few minutes, club A sold 2 t-shirts and 3 notebooks, and made $20. Club B sold 2 t-shirts and 1 notebook, for a total of $8. Use the given matrix equation to solve for the cost of t-shirts and notebooks that were sold.

Two student clubs were selling t-shirts and school notebooks to raise money for an upcoming school event. In the first few minutes, club A sold 2 t-shirts and 3 notebooks, and made $20. Club B sold 2 t-shirts and 1 notebook, for a total of $8. Use the given matrix equation to solve for the cost of t-shirts and notebooks that were sold.

Algebra for College Students

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Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter11: Systems Of Equations

Section11.CT: Test

Problem 14CT

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