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Ashley had a summer lemonade stand where she sold small cups of lemonade for $1.25 in large cups for $2.50 if Ashley saw the total of 155 cups of lemonade for $265 how many cups of each type did she sell

User Vartlok
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Answer:

98 small and 57 large

Explanation:

User Nahidf
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Answer:

small cups = 98, big cups = 57.

Explanation:

x small cups, y large cups.

x+y=155

1.25x+2.50y=265 (divide by 1.25)

x+y=155

x+2y=212

If you solve this that would be the answer: x= 98, y= 57.

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