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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #540303 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=540303\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the # of bags she initially sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> Total sales was 52x initially.  The total sales after selling 4 more bags is 4*$72 = $288\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 52x + 288 = 57(x + 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 52x + 288 = 57x + 228<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 60 = 5x ==> x = 12, the number of bags initially sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus, x + 4 = 12 + 4 = 16 bags sold all in all. </SPAN>\n" );
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