Answer: you bought 9 burgers and 16 tacos
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of burgers that you bought.
Let y represent the number of tacos that you bought.
You buy a total of 25 burgers and tacos. It means that
x + y = 25
The burgers cost $3.50 each and the tacos cost $2.25 each. The total cost of the burgers and tacos that you bought is $67.50. It means that
3.5x + 2.25y = 67.5- - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Substituting x = 25 - y into 1, it becomes
3.5(25 - y) + 2.25y = 67.5
87.5 - 3.5y + 2.25y = 67.5
- 3.5y + 2.25y = 67.5 - 87.5
- 1.25y = - 20
y = - 20/ - 1.25
y = 16
x = 25 - y = 25 - 16
x = 9
Hmm, this answer is mathematically incorrect. If the question has no errors, 38 can go into 7 0 times, it can't because its bigger than 7.
However, if it were meant to be the other way round, how many times does 7 go into 38, the answer would be 5.
Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Answer: You will need 3.5lbs of the cheaper candy
and 5 lbs of the expensive candy.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of pounds of the cheaper candy that you would need.
Let y represent the number of pounds of the expensive candy that you would need.
You would like to have 8.5 lbs of a candy mixture. It means that
x + y = 8.5
You have one type of candy that sells for $1.70/lb and another type of candy that sells for $3.40/lb. The candy mixture would sell for $2.70/lb. It means that the total cost of the mixture would be 8.5 × 2.7 = $22.95. The expression would be
1.7x + 3.4y = 22.95- - - - - - - - - - - 1
Substituting x = 8.5 - y into equation 1, it becomes
1.7(8.5 - y) + 3.4y = 22.95
14.45 - 1.7y + 3.4y = 22.95
- 1.7y + 3.4y = 22.95 - 14.45
1.7y = 8.5
y = 8.5/1.7
y = 5
x = 8.5 - y = 8.5 - 5
x = 3.5
