SOLUTION: A warehouse sells batteries ($3) and small boxes of pens ($5). In January, sales were $960. Customers bought 5 times as many batteries as boxes of pens. How many of each did the

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Question 95049: A warehouse sells batteries ($3) and small boxes of pens ($5). In January, sales were $960. Customers bought 5 times as many batteries as boxes of pens. How many of each did the warehouse sell?
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Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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3*5x+5*x=960
15x+5x=960
20x=960
x=960/20
x=48 boxes of pens sold.
5*48=240 batteries sold.
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3*240+5*48=960
720+240=960
960=960