Question

Rami sold concessions during a concert. He sold bottled water for $3.50 each and bags of trail mix for $4 each. By the end of the evening, Rami sold 400 items for a total of $1,475. How many bottles of water and how many bags of trail mix did Rami sell?

125 bottles and 275 bags of trail mix
150 bottles and 250 bags of trail mix
250 bottles and 150 bags of trail mix
275 bottles and 125 bags of trail mix

please give a step by step explanation!!

Answer 1

250 bottles and 150 bags

Answer 2

250 bottles and 150 bags of trail mix.

Explanation:

You multiply 250 times 3.5 and get 875. Then you multiply 150 times 4 and get 600. Then add 875 plus 600 and get 1475.