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Students are selling grapefruits and nuts for a fundraiser. Grape fruits cost $1 each and a bag of nuts cost $10 each. They sold 100 items and made $307. How may grapefruits did they sell?

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter2: Solving Linear Equations

Section2.4: Solve Mixture And Uniform Motion Applications

Problem 2.81TI: During her shift at the museum ticket booth, Leah sold 115 tickets for a total of $1,163. Adult...

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