Acme Inc. spent $870 less on postage than on supplies. The ratio of postage costs to supply costs was 2 to 5. How much did Acme spend on postage? Solve this problem using algebra.

The amount spent on postage will be 580.
How to calculate the value?
Let P = postage
Let s = supplies
p = s - 870 ,... i
The second equation will be:
2s = 5p .....
Substitute the values
2s = 5p
2s = 5(s - 870)
2s = 5s - 4350
5s - 2s = 4350
3s = 4350.
s = 4350/3
s = 1450
The amount spent on postage will be:
= 1450 - 870
= 580
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Answered by topeadeniran2 | 2024-06-16

Acme Inc. spent $580 on postage. Using the defined equations based on the given information, we determined the amounts spent on both supplies and postage. The postage amount is found by substituting the supply amount into the equation relating them.
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Answered by topeadeniran2 | 2024-12-24