Question

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Answer 1

The equation is:

I=100+12J+5T+7S+5H-8M

The given information is that I=197, J=5, T=5, H=3, and M=3, and we’re trying to solve for the amount of shorts (S) he sold.

We can plug in the variables into the equation:

(197)=100+12(5)+5(5)+7S+5(3)-8(3)

After simplification:

197=100+60+25+7S+15-24

We can add/subtract the constants:

197=100+60+25+7S+15-24

We will add/subtract the constants:

197=176+7S

We will subtract 176 from both sides of the equation to cancel it out and isolate 7S:

197-176=176-176+7S

21=7S

We will divide 7 from both sides of the equation to cancel it out and isolate S:

21/7=7S/7

3=S or S=3 with the symmetric property of Equality applied.

Therefore, he sold 3 pairs of shorts