document.write( "Question 1013100: Hi! The problem is: An ice cream parlor makes $200. They sell cups of ice cream for $0.60 and cones for $2. How much cups of ice cream did they sell? How much cones of ice cream did they sell?
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document.write( "I've tried to divide $200 by 0.60 but what about the cones? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #629248 by macston(5194)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! N=number of cones; C=number of cups \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Solve for N: \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "$2N+$0.60C=$200 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "$2N=$200-$0.60C \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "N=($200-$0.60C)/$2 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "N=($200/$2)-($0.60/$2)C \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "N=100-0.3C \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Solve for C: \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "$2N+$0.60C=$200 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "$0.60C=$200-$2N \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "C=($200-$2N)/$0.60 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "C=($200/$0.60)-($2/$0.60)N \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "C=333.33-3.33N \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "C=3.33(100-N) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "With the information given, this is as far as we can go. \n" ); document.write( "If we knew total number of units sold, we could find a \n" ); document.write( "numerical answer. \n" ); document.write( ".\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |