SOLUTION: Juanita and Keenan own a camping supply store and just put in an order for flashlights and sleeping bags. The number of flashlights ordered was five times the number of sleeping ba
Question 210357: Juanita and Keenan own a camping supply store and just put in an order for flashlights and sleeping bags. The number of flashlights ordered was five times the number of sleeping bags. The flashlights cost $12 each and the sleeping bags cost $45 each. If the total cost for the flashlights and sleeping bags was $1785, how many flashlights and how many sleeping bags did Juanita and Keenan order? Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let F = number of flashlights at $12 each and B = number of sleeping bags at $45 each.
F = 5B "The number of flashlight (F) ordered was five times the number of sleeping bags (5B)."
($12)F + ($45)B = $1785 "...the total cost was $1785,..." Substitute F = 5B.
12(5B)+45B = 1785 Simplify and solve for B.
60B+45B = 1785
105B = 1785 Divide both sides by 105.
B = 17 and...
F = 5B
F = 5(17)
F = 85
17 sleeping bags and 85 flashlights were ordered.
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