SOLUTION: Pet center sold 7 times as many Goldfish as Petville. The sells difference between the two is $282. How many Goldfish did they sell?

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Question 365617: Pet center sold 7 times as many Goldfish as Petville. The sells difference between the two is $282. How many Goldfish did they sell?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Pet center sold 7 times as many Goldfish as Petville. The sells difference between the two is $282. How many Goldfish did they sell?
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c = 7*v
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Let the price per goldfish be "P"
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Value of c fish is pc
Value of v fish is pv
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Equation:
pc + pv = 282 dollars
p(c+v) = 282
c+v = 282/p (that is the number of fish sold)
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cheers,
Stan H.