Question 1127604
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    Sheffield Corporation sells sets of pots ($14) and dishes ($12) at a local charity.  On Labor Day weekend,  
    Sheffield’s total sales were $1,080.  People bought three times as many pots as dishes.  How many dishes did Sheffield sell? 
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<U>Solution</U>


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Let x be the number of dishes.

Then the number of pots is  3x,  according to the condition.


Thus your "money" equation is


    <U>dishes</U> + <U>pots</U>    = <U>total revenue</U>,      or


    12*x   + 14*(3x) = 1080   dollars.


    12x + 42x = 1080

    56x = 1080

    x = 1080/54 = 20.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  20 dishes.
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Solved.


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The next problem regarding "Brian Smith selling sets of movie posters and baseball cards", &nbsp;is a TWIN to this solved problem.


Therefore, &nbsp;you can solve &nbsp;"the Brian Smith" &nbsp;problem &nbsp;<U>BY &nbsp;THE &nbsp;SAME &nbsp;WAY</U>, &nbsp;using my solution above as a &nbsp;TEMPLATE.



Good luck and happy solving !



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