please help! two stores had a combined total of 210 teddy bears. after the first store sold 1/2 of it teddy bears and the second store sold 1/3 of its teddy bears, each store had the same number of teddy bears left. how many teddy bears were sold from the two stores combined????

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anonymous · Answer

a+b=210
1/2a=1/3b

Simultaneous equations to solve for a or b.

anonymous · Answer

b+2/3b=210

anonymous · Answer

so 5/3b=210, what is b

anonymous · Answer

and then 210-b= a

anonymous · Answer

Then you can find half of one and a third of the other

anonymous · Answer

Close the question if you are done

anonymous · Answer

After the second store sold 1/3 of its stock, it had 2/3 left.  It is at this point that their stock levels were equal.  The second equation in the set up should be (1/2)a=(2/3)b.