Question

The key club made$192 at their candle sale. They dold round candles for $4 and square candles for $6. If they sold twice as many sqaure candles as round ones, how many of each type of candle did the key club sell?

Answer 1

The real answer is 12 round and 24 square candles. The top answer is wrong because she just guessed.

Explanation:

4r+6s=192

s=2r

Solve:

4r+6(2r)=192

4r+12r=192

Combine like terms

16r=192

r=12

s=2(12)

s=24

12 round candles and 24 square candles