SOLUTION: The defense budget was spent on halberds adn other armor in the ratio of 2 to 19. If the total budget was 84,000 farthings, how much went for halberds?

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Question 116100This question is from textbook Saxon, Algebra 1
: The defense budget was spent on halberds adn other armor in the ratio of 2 to 19. If the total budget was 84,000 farthings, how much went for halberds?
 This question is from textbook Saxon, Algebra 1

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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2/19=X/84,000 CROSS MULTIPLY
19X=84,000
X=84,000/19
X=4,421 FARTHINGS FOR HALBERDS.