document.write( "Question 949288: A student government association sold carnations for $5 each for valentines day and they sold green bagels for $3 each for st paddy's day. They sold 800 items for $2,800. How many carnations were sold and how many bagels were sold?\r
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B-bagels
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\n" ); document.write( "\"B%2BC=800\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5C%2B3B=2800\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply the first equation by 3 and subtract it from the second,
\n" ); document.write( "\"5C%2B2B-3B-3C=2800-3%28800%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2C=400\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=200\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"B%2B200=800\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=600\"
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