SOLUTION: David bought a box of stickers for $375 he kept 20 stickers for himself and sold the rest. he made a profit of two dollars a sticker and sold the rest for a total of $585. creat

Question 1064712: David bought a box of stickers for $375 he kept 20 stickers for himself and sold the rest. he made a profit of two dollars a sticker and sold the rest for a total of $585. create an equation and solve it to determine how many stickers were in the box.
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David bought a box of stickers for $375 he kept 20 stickers for himself and sold the rest. he made a profit of two dollars a sticker and sold the rest for a total of $585. create an equation and solve it to determine how many stickers were in the box.

 

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