Cindy-Lou has sold $135.72 of merchandise at the craft fair. Her partner, Tanner, plans to sell his figurines for $16.50 each. If they earn $878.22 by the end of the fair, how many figurines (
) did Tanner sell?
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Let x be the number of figurines that Tanner sold.
Since each figurine is sold for $16.50, the total amount earned from selling figurines is 16.5x.
Cindy-Lou has sold $135.72 of merchandise, so the total amount earned by both of them is 135.72 + 16.5x.
Since they earned $878.22 by the end of the fair, we can set up the equation: 135.72 + 16.5x = 878.22.
Now, we can solve for x.