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. Before lunch, Cindy packed 850 oranges, and Glen packed 470 fewer oranges than

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Before lunch, Cindy packed 850 oranges, and Glen packed 470 fewer oranges than Cindy. Glen went home after lunch, but Cindy went back to work. That afternoon, Cindy packed 3 times as many oranges as Glen had packed in the morning.

How many oranges did Glen pack?

How many oranges did Cindy pack altogether?

Cindy packed the oranges in bags of 5. How many bags of oranges did Cindy pack?

Ms. Edstrom had a budget of $1,500 to spend on a table and 6 chairs. The total price was $249 under her budget amount.
The table cost 3 times as much as a chair.
What was the price of the table?

Explanation / Answer

Oranges packed by Cindy = 850

Oranges packed by Glen = 850 - 470 = 380

Oranges packed by Cindy in the afternoon = 3* 380 = 1140

Total Oranges packed by Cindy = 850 + 1140 = 1990

Bags required = 1990/5 = 398

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Budget = $1,500

Total price = $1,500 - $249 = $1,251

Cost of table = 3 * cost of chair

Let the cost of a chair = $x

Cost of table = $ 3x

3x + 6*(x) = 1251

9x = 1251

x = $139

Price of table = 3*139 = $417