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To raise funds for uniforms and travel expenses, the soccer team is holding
a car wash in a part of town with a lot of car and truck traffic. The team
spent $90 on supplies like sponges and soap. They plan to charge $10 per
car and $20 per truck. Their goal is to raise $460.

Question: how many cars do they have to wash if they washed t trucks??

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Answer:

  55 -2t cars

Step-by-step explanation:

The amount raised is the difference between the revenue and expenses. If c cars and t trucks are washed for a profit of $460 after expenses of $90, the equation can be written ...

  460 = 10c +20t -90 . . . profit equation

  550 = 10c +20t . . . . . . . add 90

  550 -20t = 10c . . . . . . . subtract 20t

  c = 55 -2t . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 10

They have to wash 55-2t cars if they washed t trucks.

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