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shelly made an $85-dollar profit on the halloween gram fundraiser. each gram sold for $2.

the cost of the materials totaled $23. how many grams were sold?

Step-by-step explanation:

If you add $23 and $85 together, it equals $108. That is final PRICE of grams sold but you are trying to find the total amount of GRAMS sold so you divide it by the cost of the grams which is $2 which equals, 54 grams were sold.

Full Explanation:

23+85=108

108/2 =54

it's equivalent, so we can say that its equal.

let's call the denominator x and the numerador is 18 less then denominator, x - 18.

multiply

2.x = 5.(x - 18)

2x = 5x - 90

90 = 5x - 2x

90 = 3x

x = 90/3

x = 30

so: