Staples sells CDs ($2.00) and boxes of computer paper ($3). If total sales were $1,560 and customers bought 5 times as many CDs as boxes of computer paper, how many CDs were sold?
A)120
B)480
C)600
D)1,200
E)None of these

Question

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Let x be the number of boxes of computer paper sold. Then, 5x is the number of CDs sold.Total sales = (2 * 5x) + (3 * x) = 156010x + 3x = 156013x = 1560x = 120Therefore, the number of CDs sold is 5x = 5 * 120 = 600.

Staples Sells CDs ($2