Fox jeans regularly sell for $15 a pair and Pony jeans regularly sell for $18 a pair. During a sale these regular unit prices are discounted at different rates so that a total of $8.64 is saved by purchasing 5 pairs of jeans: 3 pairs of Fox jeans and 2 pairs of Pony jeans. If the sum of the two discount rates is 22 percent, what is the discount rate on Pony jeans?	Choose one
A) 8 %
B) 10 %
C) 11 %
D) 12 %
E) 14 %

Rationale: let x be the discount on pony jeans . then 0.22 - x is the discount on fox jeans . 3 ( 0.22 - x ) ( 15 ) + 2 x ( 18 ) = 8.64 9.9 - 45 x + 36 x = 8.64 9 x = 1.26 x = 0.14 the answer is e .
Answer: E