Question 1020826

Hi
jack sold cookies cakes muffins in chocolate or butter flavor. He sold 140 more cookies than cakes.
one fifth of the cookies and two thirds of the cakes sold were chocolate. He sold an equal number of chocolate cookies and cakes.he also sold an equal number of butter flavoured.the number of cakes sold was 3/4 the number of muffins sold.

how many more butter than chocolate cookies cakes and muffins were sold. 

Is there a method of solving other than equations in many variables.

thanks
<pre>You can use JUST 2 variables, but I reached a snag when trying to solve it. Are you sure that all was stated? Does equal number of
chocolate cookies and cakes mean that the number of chocolate cookies and cakes are equal, or the number of chocolate cookies and
chocolate cakes are equal? Clarity NEVER EVER seems to be part of the MO for these people who create these math problems. 

Clarify and I'll solve it for you, as simply as possible.