SOLUTION: In one day, a store sold 8/5 as many DVD's as CD's.The total number of DVD's and CD's sold that day was 273. How many DVD's sold

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Question 398920: In one day, a store sold 8/5 as many DVD's as CD's.The total number of DVD's and CD's sold that day was 273. How many DVD's sold
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+1.6x=273
2.6x=273
x=105 cd's
1.6x=168 dvd's
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x+8/5x=273
13/5x=273
x=273*5/13
x=1365/5
x=105
8/5x=168