SOLUTION: Blue cassettes hold 45 minutes of music. Green cassettes hold 55 minutes of music. If Niko has 14 cassettes containing 710 minutes of music, how many are blue, and how many are gre

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Question 227522: Blue cassettes hold 45 minutes of music. Green cassettes hold 55 minutes of music. If Niko has 14 cassettes containing 710 minutes of music, how many are blue, and how many are green?
Answer by sarrobbi(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 6 blue cassettes, and 8 green cassettes.
Because 6x45= 270
and 8x55= +440
The sum is [710]