SOLUTION: ray's jewelry company sold gold rings for $50 each and silver rings for $35 each. total sells were $2400. if customers bought twice as many silver rings as gold rings, how many of

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Question 141272: ray's jewelry company sold gold rings for $50 each and silver rings for $35 each. total sells were $2400. if customers bought twice as many silver rings as gold rings, how many of each did the store sell? find the total dollar sales of each.
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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50X+35*2X=2400
50X+70X=2400
120X=2400
X=2400/120
X=20 NUMBER OF GOLD RINGS SOLD.
2*20=40 NUMBER OF SILVER RINGS SOLD.
PROOF
50^20+35*40=2400
1000+1400=2400
2400=2400