A baseball team fundraiser collected $2,400 from the sale of balloons and banners. The amounts earned from balloons and banners

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were equal. Balloons sold for $3, and banners sold for $4. How many of each were sold?

2 answers:

dmitriy555 [2] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-14T04:19:37+03:00

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400 balloons and 300 banners

kumpel [21] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-14T02:08:48+03:00

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

If the amounts earned from the sale of each item were the same, then both amounts were $2400/2 = $1200.

The number of balloons sold at $3 each was $1200/$3 = 400.

The number of banners sold at $4 each was $1200/$4 = 300.

400 balloons and 300 banners were sold.

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Total sales was ...

$3 × 400 + $4 ×300 = $1200 +1200 = $2400 . . . answer checks OK

A baseball team fundraiser collected​ $2,400 from the sale of balloons and banners. The amounts earned from balloons and banners