SOLUTION: ABC Widgets sell two types of widgets. The Wonder Widget sells for $15 and the Mighty Widget sells for $20. Last month they sold 50 widgets for $960. How many of ech type of widget

Question 1158052: ABC Widgets sell two types of widgets. The Wonder Widget sells for $15 and the Mighty Widget sells for $20. Last month they sold 50 widgets for $960. How many of ech type of widget did they sell?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w Wonder
m Mighty

Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Without algebra....

If all 50 had been Mighty Widgets, the total sales would have been 50*$20 = $1000; the actual total was $960, which is $40 less.

Each Wonder Widget costs $5 less than each Mighty Widget. To account for the difference of $40, the number of Wonder Widgets must have been $40/$5 = 8.

ANSWER: 8 Wonder Widgets; 42 Mighty Widgets

CHECK: 8(15)+42(20) = 120+840 = 960

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