SOLUTION: Total sales at a restaurantA were $475,000 more than at Restaurant B. total sales at the two stores were $550,ooo,ooo. What were the sales for the year at each store?
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Question 903134: Total sales at a restaurantA were $475,000 more than at Restaurant B. total sales at the two stores were $550,ooo,ooo. What were the sales for the year at each store? Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You have two unknowns so you need two equations.
Equation 1:
Equation 2:
Note that equation one is already solved for A
Plug (B + 475000) into equation 2 for A
Equation 2:
Combine like terms
Subtract 475000 from both sides.
Divide both sides by 2.
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Now plug 274,762,500 into equation 1 for B
Equation 1:
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Store A had $275,237,500 in sales
Store B had $274,762,500 in sales
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