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Question 966703: A total of 660 nachos and popcorn were sold at the theater. If the theater sold twice as many servings of popcorn as nachos, how many of each were sold?

a.Write 2 equations that represent this situation.
Answer by ikleyn(52798) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let  n  be the number of nachos and  p  be the number of popcorn servings sold.

Then the first equation is
n + p = 660.

The second equation is
2n = p.