SOLUTION: Julie sells 80 packets of tea. She makes a profit of $5 on each packet of green tea, and $2 on each packet of black tea. Let g represent the the number of packets of green tea. Ide

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Question 904402: Julie sells 80 packets of tea. She makes a profit of $5 on each packet of green tea, and $2 on each packet of black tea. Let g represent the the number of packets of green tea. Identify an expression that represents the profit Julie makes selling the tea packets. Then identify the profit she makes if she sells 35 packets of green tea.
160 + 3 g; $265
160 + 4 g; $180
80 + 4g; $100
OR
80 + 3g; $95

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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g+b=80
g=80-b
2b+5g=p
2b+5*(80-b)=p
2b+400-5b=p
400-3b=p both both types of tea

5*35=p for 5 packets of green tea