SOLUTION: Molly's Kitchen Supplies sells handmade forks and spoons. It costs $1.70 to buy the supplies to make a fork and $1.30 to buy supplies for a spoon. The store sells forks for $5.60

Question 283503: Molly's Kitchen Supplies sells handmade forks and spoons. It costs $1.70 to buy the supplies to make a fork and $1.30 to buy supplies for a spoon. The store sells forks for $5.60 and spoons for $5.40. Last month she spent $37.90 on materials for forks and spoons. They sold the finished products for a total of $147.20. How many forks and spoons did they make last month?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
170f+130s=3790
560f+540s=14720
f=7 s=20
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