SOLUTION: A poultry farmer sells some turkeys and capons to a butcher for $221.25. If the butcher were paying $9.00 for each turkey and $5.25 for each capon, how many each type of bird did t

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Question 905447: A poultry farmer sells some turkeys and capons to a butcher for $221.25. If the butcher were paying $9.00 for each turkey and $5.25 for each capon, how many each type of bird did the farmer sell?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Need to know how many total Birds T were purchased:
9x + 5.25(T-x) = 221.75