SOLUTION: Cheerleaders sold foam fingers for five dollars each and wristbands for four dollars each. They sold forty more wristbands than foam fingers. They made $965 in total sales. Help me

Question 970386: Cheerleaders sold foam fingers for five dollars each and wristbands for four dollars each. They sold forty more wristbands than foam fingers. They made $965 in total sales. Help me see the linear equations for this problem
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Cheerleaders sold foam fingers for five dollars each and wristbands for four dollars each. They sold forty more wristbands than foam fingers. They made $965 in total sales. Help me see the linear equations for this problem
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let x=number of foam fingers sold
x+40=number of wristbands sold
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5x+4(x+40)=965
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