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Question

You and your friend are raising money for your school team. You sold 5 less than twice the amount your best friend sold. The difference of your sales was 8. What is the product of both of your sales?

Answer 1

Audie,

 

Let your sales be $x and friends be $y

 

x = 2y -5

Also x-y = 8

Substituting for x in second equation, 2y-5-y =8

or y = 13

x = 21

 

The product of sales is 13*21 = 273