SOLUTION: If Costco sells six times as many batteries as Bakers' Hardware, if their difference in sales is 250,000 batteries, how many batteries did each sell?

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Question 1022284: If Costco sells six times as many batteries as Bakers' Hardware, if their difference in sales is 250,000 batteries, how many batteries did each sell?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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c, how many costco sells
b, how many baker's sells
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6b-b=250000
5b=250000
b=50000