Problema Solution

a corner store sell two kind of baked goods. cakes & pies. cakes cost $14 and pies cost $8. The store sold a 12 baked goods for the total of $144. How many cakes were sold?

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Let

x = the number of cakes sold

12 - x = the number pies sold

14x + 8(12 - x) = 144

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x = 8 cakes

The shop sold 8 cakes.