At a bakery, 70 more beef pies than chicken pies were baked for the day. After 450 beef pies and 121 chicken pies were sold, there were 5/12 as many beef pies as chicken pies left. How many pies were baked altogether?

At a bakery, 70 more beef pies than chicken pies were baked for the day. After 450 beef pies and 121 chicken pies were sold, there were 5/12 as many beef pies as chicken pies left. How many pies were baked altogether?

College Algebra

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Chapter7: Systems Of Equations And Inequalities

Section7.2: Systems Of Linear Equations: Three Variables

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