SOLUTION: A total of 660 nachos and popcorn were sold at the theater. If the theater sold twice as many servings of popcorn as nachos, how many of each were sold? a.Write 2 equations th

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Question 966703: A total of 660 nachos and popcorn were sold at the theater. If the theater sold twice as many servings of popcorn as nachos, how many of each were sold?

a.Write 2 equations that represent this situation.

Answer by ikleyn(52798)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let  n  be the number of nachos and  p  be the number of popcorn servings sold.

Then the first equation is
n + p = 660.

The second equation is
2n = p.


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