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Question 1119636: Hi, I need some help with this mixture problem. I don't understand how to set it out in table format (value * quantity = total), could you help me please? Thank you!
"Clifford’s Cooke Company sells two kinds of cookies daily – strawberry chip and broccoli banana (which is why you may have never heard of Clifford’s cookies). Strawberry chip cookies sell for $6.50 per dozen while banana broccoli cost $9.00 per dozen. Last year, Clifford sold 85 dozen more strawberry chip cookies than banana broccoli. The total sales were $4,055.50. How many dozen of each were sold?"

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I don't understand how to set it out in table format (value * quantity = total), could you help me please? Th
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Think about THIS WAY: PRICE*QUANTITY=COST.

Price, is what to pay for what quantity of an item.

Your given prices are in units of DOLLARS per DOZEN.
c, how many dozen Strawberry Chip @ $6.50 per doz
b, how many dozen Broccoli Banana @ $9 per doz

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Clifford sold 85 dozen more strawberry chip cookies than banana broccoli. The total sales were $4,055.50.
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