SOLUTION: A fast food stand sells muffins and cookies. Last Monday, the ratio of the number of muffins sold to the number of cookies sold was 16 to 13. If a total of 145 items (muffins and c

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Question 802188: A fast food stand sells muffins and cookies. Last Monday, the ratio of the number of muffins sold to the number of cookies sold was 16 to 13. If a total of 145 items (muffins and cookies) were sold, how many muffins were sold?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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m, how many muffins
c, how many cookies

m%2Fc=16%2F13 and m%2Bc=145
Two simultaneous linear equations in variables m and c. Try m=16c%2F13, and substitute into the 145 equation.