Question

Sally is selling two types of seashells by the seashore. She is selling large and small shells. She sells small shells for 2 dollars each and large shells for 5 dollars each. She sold a combined 15 shells for total of 60 dollars. How many of each type of shell did she sell? Show your work.
A - 5 small shells and 10 large shells
B - 10 small shells and 5 large shells
C - 7 small shells and 8 large shells
D - 8 small shells and 7 large shells

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

If you plug in the numbers it looks like this:

(A)  5(2) + 10(5) = 60

(B)  10(2) + 5(5) = 45

(C) 7(2) + 8(5) = 54

(D)  8(2) + 7(5)

so a is the only one that equals 60