document.write( "Question 1094251: Red Carpet Catering served food at a town picnic. Each plate of food costs the company $0.85 to produce and is sold for $2.00. Red Carpet Catering made $549.70 in profits. Find the number of plates of food sold?
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profit=revenue-cost
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