document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170986>Question 1170986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Last night the basketball concession stand sold 175 items.  The concession stand made $687.50 selling bags of popcorn for $5.00 each and boxes of candy for $2.50 each.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number of boxes of candy sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then (175-x) is the number of boxes of popcorn sold (because the total number of items sold was 175).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total cost of the items, at $2.50 for each box of candy and $5 for each bag of popcorn, was $687.50:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It sounds as if an equation is what you wanted, so I'll end my response there.<br><BR>\n" );
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