A Clothing Store Sells Fancy Hats at a Gross Margin

question 10

Essay

A clothing store sells fancy hats at a gross margin of $3.50 each and ordinary hats at a gross margin of $5.00 each. During July, 110 hats were sold for a total gross margin of $460.00. How many fancy hats were sold?

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Oceanic Crust

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Compass Needle

The magnetized pointer on a compass that aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field to indicate the direction of magnetic north.

Seamounts

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