SOLUTION: A local bakery sells twice as much brown bread as it does white bread. If it sells 165 loaves in total, how many of each does it sell?

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Question 1100624: A local bakery sells twice as much brown bread as it does white bread. If it sells 165 loaves in total, how many of each does it sell?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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B=2W
B%2BW=165
Substituting,
2W%2BW=165
3W=165
Solve for W then use either equation to solve for B.