SOLUTION: Computer City sells batteries ($3) and small boxes of pens ($5). In August, total sales were $960. Customers bought 5 times as many batteries as boxes of pens. How many of each did
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Question 7228: Computer City sells batteries ($3) and small boxes of pens ($5). In August, total sales were $960. Customers bought 5 times as many batteries as boxes of pens. How many of each did computer city sell. Check the answer.
Answer by bonster(299) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They sold 5 times more batteries than pens.
Then pens=x and batteries=5x
When setting up the equation, make sure you read through it carefully.
the pens were $5 each and the batteries were $3 each.
so: $5(x) + $3(5x)=$960
5x+15x=960
20x=960
=
x=48
5x=240
*********They sold 48 boxes of pens and 240 boxes of batteries.*********
CHECK:
48x5=240
240x3=720
240+720=960
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