SOLUTION: During a school lunch, the cafeteria sold two-fifths as many white milks as chocolate milks. If there were 35 milks sold, how many chocolate milks were sold?

Question 1018833: During a school lunch, the cafeteria sold two-fifths as many white milks as chocolate milks. If there were 35 milks sold, how many chocolate milks were sold?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
During a school lunch, the cafeteria sold two-fifths as many white milks as chocolate milks. If there were 35 milks sold, how many chocolate milks were sold?
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w = (2/5)c
w + c = 35
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Substitute for "w" and solve for "c":
(2/5)c + c = 35
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(7/5)c = 35
(1/5)c = 5
chocolate = 25
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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