SOLUTION: PROBLEM SOLVING: hOW TO SoLve Suppose your class recieves a $1084 for seeling 205 packages of greeting cards and gift wrap. If tyhe girft wrap is 4 dollars a package and the gre

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PROBLEM SOLVING: hOW TO SoLve
Suppose your class recieves a $1084 for seeling 205 packages of greeting cards and gift wrap. If tyhe girft wrap is 4 dollars a package and the greeting cards are 10 a package, find the number of each type of package sold.
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
C+W=205 OR C=205-W
4C+10W=1084
4(205-W)+10W=1084
820-4W+10W=1084
6W=1084-820
6W=264
W=264/6
W=44 NUMBER OF WRAP ITEMS.
C+44=205
C=205-44
C=161 NUMBER OF CARDS SOLD.
PROOF
4*161+10*44=1084
644+440=1084
1084=1084
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