Dan's cookie cimpany sells two kinda of cookies daily:chocolate chip at $6.50 per dozen and white chocolate macadamia at $9.00 per dozen.On Thursday,Dan sold 85 dozen more chocolate chip than white chocolate macadamia cookies. The total sales for both were $4055.50. How many dozen of each were sold?

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parthkohli · Answer

May I know where you have the problem?

anonymous · Answer

Dan's cookie cimpany sells two kinda of cookies daily:chocolate chip at $6.50 per dozen and white chocolate macadamia at $9.00 per dozen.On Thursday,Dan sold 85 dozen more chocolate chip than white chocolate macadamia cookies. The total sales for both were $4055.50. How many dozen of each were sold?

parthkohli · Answer

I mean, what do you find difficult?

anonymous · Answer

can't figure how to set up equation

parthkohli · Answer

Alright! 

$\Large \color {purple}{\rightarrow 6.50(x + 85) + 9x = 4055 }$

Do you get how I set this up?

anonymous · Answer

Not Really>.<

parthkohli · Answer

x is the number of the item sold. Can you now guess why? ^_^

anonymous · Answer

To get the total Right?

anonymous · Answer

Got To Go But Thanks For Helping

anonymous · Answer

:D
Have A Nice Day@!

parthkohli · Answer

Well, thanks!