SOLUTION: Walmart sells thermometers ($6) and hot-water bottles ($13). In December, Walmart’s total sales were $2,220. Customers bought 4 times as many thermometers as hot-water bottles. How

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Question 1045332: Walmart sells thermometers ($6) and hot-water bottles ($13). In December, Walmart’s total sales were $2,220. Customers bought 4 times as many thermometers as hot-water bottles. How many of each did Walmart sell?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let h represent hot-water bottles. Then:
6(4h)+13h=2220
37h=2220
h=60
Walmart sold 60 hot-water bottles, and 240 thermometers. ☺☺☺☺