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to raise money for her school field trip, Jane is selling candles. She has a large cancel for $8, and a small candle for $5. If she sold a total of 98 candles for a total of $625, how many of each type did she sell?

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Answer:

  • 45 large candles
  • 53 small candles

Explanation:

Let c represent the number of large candles Jane sold. Then 98-c is the number of small candles. Her revenue is ...

8c +5(98-c) = 625

3c + 490 = 625 . . . . . . eliminate parentheses, collect terms

3c = 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 490

c = 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 3

Jane sold 45 large candles and 98-45 = 53 small candles.

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