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Question 268872: Can you give me the equation to this word problem. A discount store sold plastic cups for $3.50 each and ceramic cups for $4 each. If 400 cups were sold for a total of $1,458, how many cups of each type were sold? What was the dollar value of each type of cup sold?
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Can you give me the equation to this word problem. A discount store sold plastic cups for $3.50 each and ceramic cups for $4 each. If 400 cups were sold for a total of $1,458, how many cups of each type were sold? What was the dollar value of each type of cup sold?
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Yes, I can.
P + C = 400 (400 total)
3.5P + 4C = 1458 (total cost)
How's that?
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