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To translate each problem into an equation and to find the number of sales calls did Shelley and Clark each make.
Answer to Problem 9P
Required equation:
The sales calls made by Clark are 14 and sales calls made by Shelley are 19.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Shelley made 5 more sales calls than Clark and together they made a total of 33 sales calls.
Calculation:
Let the sale calls made by Clark =
According to the first condition:
Sales calls made by Shelley (five more than Clark) =
According to the second condition:
Total sales calls made by Shelley and Clark =
Therefore,
Now, we need to solve it for x .
Adding like terms
Subtract 5 on both sides
Divide by 2 on both sides.
Therefore, the sales calls made by Clark are 14.
And sales calls made by Shelley =
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