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document.write( "a vending machine has 12oz drinks and 16oz drinks. The 12oz drinks cost $.50 cents and the 16oz drinks cost 1 dollar. If 3600 drinks were sold in one month and total sales were $2225, how many of each size drink was sold? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #439236 by checkley79(3341)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! X+Y=3,600 \n" ); document.write( "X=3,600-Y \n" ); document.write( ".50X+1Y=2,225 \n" ); document.write( ".50(3,600-Y)+Y=2,225 \n" ); document.write( "1,800-.50Y+Y=2,225 \n" ); document.write( ".50Y=2,225-1,800 \n" ); document.write( ".50Y=425 \n" ); document.write( "Y=425/.5 \n" ); document.write( "Y=850 $1.00 BOTTLES WERE SOLD. \n" ); document.write( "X=3,600-850=2,750 $.50 BOTTLES WERE SOLD. \n" ); document.write( "PROOF: \n" ); document.write( ".50*2,750+1*850 \n" ); document.write( "1,375+850=2,225 \n" ); document.write( "2,225=2,225 \n" ); document.write( " |