if melissa placed an order for garden gloves ($2.99 each), and rakes (for $16.99 each), and she ordered three times as many gloves than rakes, how many rakes dis she purchase, if the sales total was $129.80?

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Carmelo Daniels

26 February, 11:58

if melissa placed an order for garden gloves ($2.99 each), and rakes (for $16.99 each), and she ordered three times as many gloves than rakes, how many rakes dis she purchase, if the sales total was $129.80?

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Derrick Pratt · Answer 1

G:$2.99

R:$16.99

For every 1R we have 3G.

1R+3G=$16.99+3 ($2.99)

So 1R+3G=$25.96

If we take $129.80:$25.96, we get 5.

So let's try 5.

5R+15G=5 ($16.99) + 15 ($2.99)

So 5R+15G=$129.80