Question

A comer store sells two kinds of baked goods: cakes and pies. A cake costs $8 and a pie costs $11. In one

Answer 1

Answer:

3 cakes

Step-by-step explanation:

3x8=24

112-24=88

88/11=8

3cakes +8 pies= 11 baked goods

Answer 2

Answer:

8  number of cakes were sold.

Step-by-step explanation:

Out of 12 baked goods sold , let the number of cakes sold be x in number and pies sold were 12 − x in number. Total sell was $ 144 , 1 cake costs $ 14 and 1 pie costs $ 8 ∴ 14 ⋅ x + ( 12 − x ) ⋅ 8 = 144 or 14 x − 8 x = 144 − 96 or 6 x = 48 ∴ x = 8 Therefore, 8 cakes were sold [Ans]