SOLUTION: Suppose the Central Perk coffee shop sells a cup of espresso for $2.00 and a cup of cappuccino for $2.50. On Friday, Destiny sold 30 more cups of cappuccino than espresso for a to

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Question 101049This question is from textbook glencoe algebra 1
: Suppose the Central Perk coffee shop sells a cup of espresso for $2.00 and a cup of cappuccino for $2.50. On Friday, Destiny sold 30 more cups of cappuccino than espresso for a total of $178.50 worth of espresso and cappuccino. How many cups of each were sold? Could you please help me figure out how to set this problem up. Thanks This question is from textbook glencoe algebra 1

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=espresso, x+30=cappucino

x(2)+(x+30)(2.5)=178.5

2x+2.5x+75=178.5