Question

Sheila bought several bags of balloons and boxes of candles. The candles cost $15 per bix, and the balloons cowt $8 per bag. She bought a total of 17 bags and boxes and paid a total kf $192. How manh bags of balloons did sheila buy?

Answer 1

balloons= 9

candles= 8

Explanation:

let the number of balloons be x

and candles be y

So

15x+8y=192----------1

x+y=17--------------2

from 2, x= 17-y

put x= 17-y in 1

15( 17-y)+8y=192

255-15y+8y=192

solve for y

-7y=192-255

-7y=-63

x=63/7

x=9

put x= 9 in 1

9+y=17

y= 17-9

y=8.