SOLUTION: A refreshment stand sells a large tub of popcorn for twice the price of a box of popcorn. If 60 tubs were sold for a total of $150 and the total popcorn sales were $275, how many b
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Question 845120: A refreshment stand sells a large tub of popcorn for twice the price of a box of popcorn. If 60 tubs were sold for a total of $150 and the total popcorn sales were $275, how many boxes of popcorn were sold?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= price for 1 tub
= amount received for boxes
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Let = the price for a box of popcorn
= the price for a tub of popcorn
= the price for a box of popcorn
100 boxes of popcorn were sold
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