document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1106414>Question 1106414</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A campus club held a bake sale as a fund-raiser, selling coffee, muffins and bacon-and-egg sandwiches. The club members charge led $1 for a cup of coffee, $4 for a muffin and $5 for a bacon-and-egg sandwich. They sold a total of 50 items, raising $133. If the club members sold 2 more muffins than cups of coffee, how many bacon-and-egg sandwiches did they sell?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #721386 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=721386\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A campus club held a bake sale as a fund-raiser, selling coffee, muffins and bacon-and-egg sandwiches. The club members charge led $1 for a cup of coffee, $4 for a muffin and $5 for a bacon-and-egg sandwich. They sold a total of 50 items, raising $133. If the club members sold 2 more muffins than cups of coffee, how many bacon-and-egg sandwiches did they sell? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Eq:: c + m + b = 50 items<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Eq::::  c + 4m + 5b = 133 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity Eq:: m = c + 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since c = m -2 substitute for \"c\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m-2 + m + b = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m-2 + 4m+5b = 133<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2m + b = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5m + 5b = 135<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2m + b = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + b = 27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"m\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 25 # of muffins sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = m-2 = 23 (# of cups of coffee sold)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 27-m = 4 (# of bacon-eqq-cheese sold)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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