Question

Suppose you are selling stuffed animals for 6 each to raise money for you club. You sold six more rabbits than mokeys if you sold 120 worth of stuffed animals, how many of each type did you sell?

Answer 1

7 monkeys and 13 rabbits

Explanation:

Let's define x as the number of monkeys that I sold. Then, I sold (x + 6) rabbits.

As I get $6 for each, I need to add the number of monkeys and rabbits I sold and multiply it by 6. That calculation has to be equal to $120 because that's my earnings.

Therefore, the equation we need to resolve is

(x + x + 6)*6 = 120

Let's divide by 6 on each side and add the x's:

(2x + 6)*6/6 = 120/6

2x + 6 = 20

Now we subtract 6 on both sides:

2x + 6 - 6 = 20 - 6

2x = 14

Now we divide by 2:

2x/2 = 14/2

x = 7

Therefore, I sold 7 monkeys and 7 + 6 = 13 rabbits.