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A local boys club sold 136 bags of mulch and made a total of $538. It sold two types of mulch: hardwood for $4.25 a bag and pine bark for $3.75 a bag. How many bags of each kind of mulch did it sell?

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Answer:

56  hardwood     80  pine bark

Step-by-step explanation:

H = hardwood    B= pine bark

B +H = 136

B = (136-H)

4.25 H + 3.75 (136-H) = 538

4.25H + 510 - 3.75H = 538

0.5 H = 28

1H = 56   (56 Hardwood)

136-56= 80  

56x 4.25 + 80 x 3.75 = 538

$238 + $300 = $538

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