SOLUTION: An An ice cream parlor, ice cream cones cost $1.10 & sundaes cost $2.35. One day, the receipts for a total 172 cones and sundaes were $294.20. How much cones were sold?

Question 940053: An An ice cream parlor, ice cream cones cost $1.10 & sundaes cost $2.35. One day, the receipts for a total 172 cones and sundaes were $294.20. How much cones were sold?
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An An ice cream parlor, ice cream cones cost $1.10 & sundaes cost $2.35. One day, the receipts for a total 172 cones and sundaes were $294.20. How much cones were sold?
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let x=number of cones sold
172-x=number of sundaes sold
1.10x+2.35(172-x)=294.20
1.10x+404.20-2.35x=294.20
1.25x=110.00
x=88
number of cones sold=88
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