Question

The Oakville High School Marching Band sold gift wrap to earn money for a band trip. Solid color gift wrap sells for $3.50 per roll and printed gift wrap sells for $5 per roll. The band needs to earn $2,500 for an upcoming competition. If the band sells 325 rolls of printed paper, write and solve a linear equation to find the number of sold paper they must sell

Answer 1

Let, number of solid color gift sold is x and printed gift wrap is y.

Also, number of printed paper sold , 325.

Expressing, it in mathematical equation :

y = 325    ....... 1)

Also, The band needs to earn $2,500 for an upcoming competition.

So ,

3.5x + 5y = 2500    ....... 2)

Solving equation 1 and 2 :

3.5x + 5(325) = 2500

3.5x = 2500 - 1625

3.5x = 875

x = 250

Therefore, number of solid paper they must sell is 250.

Hence, this is the required solution.