We are going to make simultaneous equations.
x will be our $3 ice cream and y will be our $5 ice cream
Equation1 ---- x + y = 50 (the sum of all the ice creams they sell)
Equation 2 ---- 3x + 5y = 180 Sum of all the $3 and $5 ice creams is $180
Since we can't solve for both variables we will put one of the variables in terms of the other.
Take x+y=50 and subtract y from both sides. (I could have done subtracted x - it did not matter). Now we have x= ₋ y +50 (negative y +50)
Now I am going to take equation 2 and replace the x with -y +50
3 (-y +50) + 5y = 180
Now I will use the distributive law on the 3 and what's in the parentheses:
-3y + 150 + 5y = 180
Now I will combine like terms (the -3y and the 5y)
2y + 150 = 180
Now subtract 150 from both sides of the equation
2y = 30
Divide both sides by 2
and get y= 15 They sold 15 ice creams that cost $5 each
Since equation 1 is x+y=50 we can replace y with 15
x + 15 = 50 Now subtract 15 from both sides x = 35
Since x represents the $3 ice creams, they sold 35 of those.
Check:
35 X 3 = $105
15 x 5 = + <u>75
</u> $180
Answer:
$147
Step-by-step explanation:
so to find 20% I usually divide the original cost by 100 to get 1% then multiply that number by 20.
in this case 122.50/100= 1.225, 1.225x20 = 24.5
24.5 + 122.50 = 147
a) 75 percent of the regular price is the price for senior citizens.
b) $6.712 is the price for senior citizens.
<u>Step-by-step explanation</u>:
- The regular price is the 100% = $8.95
- The offer price for senior citizen = 15% discount from 100%
∴ Percent of the regular price for senior citizens = 100% - 15% = 75%
The price for the senior citizens = 75% of $8.95
⇒ (75/100)
8.95
⇒ 0.758.95
⇒ 6.712 dollars.
∴ The price for senior citizens = $6.712
Answer:
-2
Step-by-step explanation:
- 5x + 8 = 18
Take + 8 to the right hand side, it turns negative i.e -8
-5x = 18 - 8
-5x = 10
Divide both sides by the coefficient of x which is -5
-5x/5 = 10/-5
x = -2
