Question

The glee club needs to raise money for the spring trip to Europe, so the members are assembling holiday wreaths to sell. Before lunch, they assembled 15 regular wreaths and 15 deluxe wreaths, which used a total of 135 pinecones. After lunch, they assembled 15 regular wreaths and 20 deluxe wreaths, using a total of 160 pinecones. How many pinecones are they putting on each wreath?

Answer 1

Answer:

Regular: 4

Deluxe: 5

Step-by-step explanation:

15x + 15y = 135

15x + 20y = 160

5y = 25

y = 5

15x = 135 - 15(5)

15x = 60

x = 4

Answer 2

Answer:

5 pinecones on the deluxe wreath and 4 pinecones on the regular wreath

Step-by-step explanation: