x+y=531
y=2x
The variable x represents the number of long-sleeve shirts Nancy bought and the variable y represents the number of short-sleeve shirts she bought.
Nancy bought 531 shirts for her business. She bought 2 times as many short-sleeve shirts as long-sleeve shirts.
How many of each type of shirt did she buy?
Which system of equations models this problem?
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{x+y=531y=2x
A system of equations. Row one x plus y equals 531. Row 2 y equals 2 x
{x+y=2y=531x
A system of equations. Row one x plus y equals 8. Row 2 y = 531 x.
{x−y=531y=2x
A system of equations. Row one x minus y equals 531. Row 2 y = 2 x.
{x+2y=531y=2x
A system of equations. Row one x plus 8 y equals 531. Row 2 y = 8 x.
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