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Acme Inc. spent $840 less on postage than on supplies. The ratio of postage costs to supply costs was 2 to 5. How much did Acme spend on postage? Solve this problem using algebr…

Acme Inc. spent $840 less on postage than on supplies. The ratio of postage costs to supply costs was 2 to 5. How much did Acme spend on postage? Solve this problem using algebr…
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Acme Inc. spent $840 less on postage than on supplies. The ratio of postage costs to supply costs was 2 to 5. How much did Acme spend on postage? Solve this problem using algebra.

User Reginal
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you would use a proportion.

2 850
-- = ------
5 x
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