Thread: A question to do with soccer, maybe

Q: During a certain soccer tournament, a guy sells the jerseys of some teams. The selling price of the jersey are:

Brazil:$170, England:$104, Argentina:$130, Italy:$78

If the total revenue is $3600, how many jerseys of Brazil has sold?

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Have no idea where to start with.
I would really like to take on the question myself, please do give hints instead of the answer, if possible.
Thanks.

Originally Posted by yutiwu

Q: During a certain soccer tournament, a guy sells the jerseys of some teams. The selling price of the jersey are:

Brazil:$170, England:$104, Argentina:$130, Italy:$78

If the total revenue is $3600, how many jerseys of Brazil has sold?

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Have no idea where to start with.
I would really like to take on the question myself, please do give hints instead of the answer, if possible.
Thanks.

You require the solution to 170u + 104v + 130w + 78x = 3600 where u, v, w and x are positive whole numbers. The value of u is the answer.

Originally Posted by mr fantastic

You require the solution to 170u + 104v + 130w + 78x = 3600 where u, v, w and x are positive whole numbers. The value of u is the answer.

It is not likely to compute a real value?