Question

A Bakery Sells Muffins And Bagels. Each Muffin Costs 2.25 And Each Bagel Costs 1.50 . The Bakery Earns 775.50 From The Sale Of Muffins And Bagels On Saturday.

A. Write An Equation In Standard From The Repressents This Situation. (Ax+By=C)
B. If The Barkey Sells 322 Bagels, How Many Muffins Did They Sell?

Answer 1

A. 2.25x × 1.50y = 775.50

B. 34 bagels

Explanation A:

Because they want you to write an equation in standard form using the information given, we need to create the create of A, B, and C in Ax + By = C.

In this case, A will equal the cost of each muffin and B will equal the cost of each bagel. C shall represent total cost earned on Saturday. X will represent how many muffins were sold and Y will represent how many bagels were sold.

So, now that we have established each variables value, we can write the equation in standard form to get the answer.

Ax + By = C

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2.25x × 1.50y = 775.50

Explanation B:

Using the equation we created we can find out how many muffins they would have sold, if 322 bagels were sold. We shall replace X with 322.

2.25x × 1.50y = 775.50

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2.25(322) × 1.50y = 775.50

Now we'll multiply 322 by 2.25.

2.25(322) × 1.50y = 775.50

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724.50 × 1.50y = 775.50

Next, we need to subtract 724.50 from both sides of the equation.

724.50 - 724.50 × 1.50y = 775.50 - 724.50

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1.50y = 51

Finally, you need to divide both sides by 1.50 to isolate Y and get its value.

1.50 / 1.50y = 51 / 1.50

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y = 34

Since the value of Y is 34, that means they sold 34 bagels.