<span>2a(5-b)=3b+7
<em>[open bracket]</em>
10a - 2ab = 3b + 7
<em>[solve for b, so we need to move all terms with b to the left]</em>
<em>[-3b on both sides]</em>
10a - 2ab - 3b = 3b + 7 - 3b
10a - 2ab - 3b = 7
<em>[move all those without b to the right]</em>
<em>[-10a on both side]</em>
10a - 2ab- 3b - 10a = 7 - 10a
-2ab - 3b = 7 - 10a
<em>[divide by -1 through to change b to be positive]</em>
2ab + 3b = 10a - 7
<em>[take b out as the common factor]</em>
</span>b(2a + 3) = 10a - 7<span>
<em>[divide by (2a+3) through]</em>
b = (10a -7)/(2a+3)
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7,000 is the answer to this. Your welcome
Let x = total sales of baked goods remember 20% = .20 as a decimal
so the equation would be .20x = $600
divide both sides by .20
.20x/.20 = $600/.20
x = $3000 the total sales of baked goods
CHECK: 20% times $3000 = .20 times $3000 = $600
