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.