document.write( "Question 1116453: ben and jerry's sells 4 times more ice cream cones ($3) than shakes ($8).If last month's sales toaaled $4,800, how many of each were sold? check your anwers \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "x shakes and 4x ice cream cones.\r\n" );
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document.write( "8x + 3*(4x) = 4800       <<<---===  It is the \"money\" equation.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for x:\r\n" );
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document.write( "8x + 12x = 4800  ====>  20x =  = 240.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  240 shakes and 4*240 = 960 ice cream cones.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Check.    3*960 + 8*240  = 4800  dollars.   ! Correct !\r\n" );
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