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4 January, 08:08

Joseph and Dwayne are both selling cookie dough for a fundraiser. Although Joseph has already sold 3 tubs, Dwayne hasn't sold any yet. If Joseph starts selling 8 tubs per day and Dwayne begins selling 9 tubs per day, they will eventually sell the same amount of cookie. How many days will that take? How many tubs will each sell?

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  1. 4 January, 11:06
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    Answer:The number of days it will take to sell the same amount of cookies is 3 and the number of tubs that will be sold is 27

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let x represent the number of days it will take either of them to sell the same number of tubs.

    Let y represent the total number of tubs that that Joseph will sell in x days.

    Let z represent the total number of tubs that that Dwayne will sell in x days.

    Joseph has already sold 3 tubs. If Joseph starts selling 8 tubs per day, it means that in x days, the number of tubs that he will sell will be

    y = 8x + 3

    Dwayne hasn't sold any yet. If Dwayne begins selling 9 tubs per day, it means that in x days, the number of tubs that he will sell will be

    z = 9x

    To determine the number of days it will take to sell the same amount of cookies, we will equate y to z. It becomes

    8x + 3 = 9x

    9x - 8x = 3

    x = 3

    The number of tubs that each will sell will be 9x = 9*3 = 27
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