The junior high band sold candy for a fundraiser the profit from the candy sale was 180.00 the girls sold 3 times as much as the boys how much of the total profit did the girls provide

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Isabell Wong

17 November, 02:42

The junior high band sold candy for a fundraiser the profit from the candy sale was 180.00 the girls sold 3 times as much as the boys how much of the total profit did the girls provide

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Hobbs · Answer 1

Let the amount that the boys sold be x, the amount that girls sold will be 3x. The total will be given by:

x+3x=180

4x=180

solving for x we get:

x=180/4

x=45

Thus, boys sold $45, the girls provided 45*3=$135