Matthew is a composer. Today, Matthew received his first substantial royalty check, which came with a breakdown of how well his two pieces sold over the past two years. Matthew is not sure how proper it is to divulge those sales numbers, but he can give you these facts:
* Matthew was expecting the arrangement to outsell the original piece by 325 copies.
* The arrangement sold 120 fewer copies than Matthew expected it to. However, the original piece sold 225 more copies than Matthew expected it to.
* Together, Matthew was expecting to sell 575 copies.
* Matthew was wearing blue as he opened the envelope containing the royalty check.
Please solve for the number of copies Matthew actually sold of each piece. Keep in mind that not all information given in the word problem is relevant to the solution.
i sincerely do not know what you are doing here. are you lost? were you
looking for your delicate calico cat, and did you follow her up two flights of stairs
to this room? she is not here. she was here, yes. we gave her a warm bowl of milk, we talked with her about campaign finance reform for a time, and then she bid us good day. i believe she was
going to the post office two blocks down, but i don't quite recall.
for surely you did
not find your way from prinsiana, the least traveled site on
the internet. if you did, though, perhaps you are looking for humor. perhaps you are looking for profundity. perhaps you are looking for answers.
i'm sorry, but you shall go naught-for-three.
