Ayla M.
asked • 05/28/19The Junior High band sold candy for a fund-raiser.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 girls provide?
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If A = amount that the boys sold, then the girls sold 3A. The total is 4A
So, the the girls sold 3A/4A or 3/4 of the total so the girls are responsibility for .75 x 180 = $135 of the $180.
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Ron G.
One thing that may confuse readers is that we don't really need to know how many girls or boys were involved in this sale to get an answer. Just let G = how much profit the girls turned, and B = the boys profit. We know the total is G + B = 180. And we know G = 3B. Put what we know together and 4B=180. The boys turned $45. The girls turned three times that so G = $135.05/28/19