A turtle challenges the greek warrior to race outside the gates of Troy. Achilles accepts. The turtle and Achilles start from the gates of Troy and race in a straight line away from the city. They keep a constant speed throughout the race. During the race, Achilles is f meters from the gates while the turtle is only g meters from the gates.

The students at jefferson middle school are raising money for a charity by selling t-shirts and hats. the number of t-shirts sold was 3 times the number of hats. the profit was $5 for each t-shirt sold and $2.50 for each hat sold. the students raised $840 for the charity. they used the system below to analyze their success and found the solution to be (144, 48). 5x+2.50y=840 x=3y how much did they earn from t-shirt sales?