document.write( "Question 945055: MC Taco sold 46 orders for tacos last Thursday for a total of $132. Regular taco orders sell for $2.50 and large orders sell for $3.50 How many orders of each size were sold that Thursday.\r
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MC Taco sold 46 orders for tacos last Thursday for a total of $132. Regular taco orders sell for $2.50 and large orders sell for $3.50 How many orders of each size were sold that Thursday.
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=number of regular orders sold
\n" ); document.write( "46-x=number of large orders sold
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\n" ); document.write( "2.50*number of regular orders sold+3.50*number of large orders sold=$132
\n" ); document.write( "2.50x+3.50(46-x)=132
\n" ); document.write( "2.50x+161-3.50x=132
\n" ); document.write( "1.00x=29
\n" ); document.write( "x=29
\n" ); document.write( "46-x=17
\n" ); document.write( "number of regular orders sold=29
\n" ); document.write( "number of large orders sold=17
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