SOLUTION: I really appreciate your help. A hardware supplier manufactures three kinds of clamps, types A, B,and C. Production restrictions force it to make 10 more type C clamps than the

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Question 463516: I really appreciate your help.
A hardware supplier manufactures three kinds of clamps, types A, B,and C. Production restrictions force it to make 10 more type C clamps than the total of the other types and three times as many B clamps as type A clamps. The shop must produce 330 clamps per day. How many of each type are made per day?
A clamps
B clamps
C clamps

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+3x+(x+3x)+10=330
8x=320
x=40 type A
3x=120 type B
4x+10=170 type C