SOLUTION: A local bakery sells twice as much brown bread as it does white bread. If it sells 165 loaves in total, how many of each does it sell?

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Question 1100624: A local bakery sells twice as much brown bread as it does white bread. If it sells 165 loaves in total, how many of each does it sell?
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Substituting,


Solve for W then use either equation to solve for B.

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