Question

For a future teachers of America fundraiser,denzell sold food as shown in the table . He sold 11 more subs than pixxasand earned a total of $233. Write and solve a system of equations to represent this situation. Then describe what the solution means.
Item selling Price
pizza $5.00
sub $3.00

Answer 1

Let x be number of pizza sold

Y be the number of sub solds

 

Equation 1

Y = x + 11

 

Equation 2 ( earned total $ 233)

 

5x + 3y = 233

 

Solving the equations simultaneously

 

X = 25 pizzas were sold

Y = 36 subs were sold