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19 June, 19:12

The Junior High band sold candy for the fundraiser. The profit from the candy sale was $180. The girls sold three times as much candy as the boys. How much of the total profit did the boys provide?

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  1. 19 June, 19:27
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    Let X the price of candy the girls sold

    and Y for the boys

    so we have X + Y = 180

    and X = 3Y

    so X + Y = 180

    X - 3Y = 0

    is a system of equation for solving

    it is 4Y=180 implies Y = 45, and X = 3Y = 3.45 = 135

    so the boys did provide $45
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