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The French club sold rose bouquets and chocolate hearts for Valentine's Day. The roses sold for $5 and the hearts sold for $3. The number of bouquets sold was 15 more than the number of hearts sold. If the club collected a total of $339, how many of each gift was sold?

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Answer:

33 hearts sold, 48 roses sold

Explanation:

x- number of roses sold

y- number of hearts sold

x=15+y <- " The number of bouquets sold was 15 more than the number of hearts sold"

5x+3y=339

5(15+y)+3y=339

75+5y+3y=339

8y=339-75

8y=264

y=33

x=15+33=48

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