SOLUTION: One Saturday Ajani sold 2 dozen donuts for every 5 dozen cookies. If he sold a total of 84 dozen items, how many dozen were donuts?
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Question 1090522: One Saturday Ajani sold 2 dozen donuts for every 5 dozen cookies. If he sold a total of 84 dozen items, how many dozen were donuts?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ratio of donuts to cookies would be 2:5. Let n be the common multiples of donuts and cookies. Then 2n+5n=84. Then, solve for n.
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