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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?

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Answer: The answer is C. 250 bottles and 150 bags of trail mix

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User Fabio Picchi
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price of bottled water - $3.50 each
price of bag of trail mix - $4 each
number of bottles of water sold - x
number of bags of trail mix sold - y
cost spent for bottles - 3.5x
cost spent for bags - 4y
total cost;
3.5x + 4y = 1475 ----> 1)
total number of items
x + y = 400---2)
multiply 2nd equation by 4
4x + 4y = 1600 ---> 3)
Subtract third equation from the 1st
0.5x = 125
x = 250
when x = 250
x + y = 400
250 + y = 400
y = 150
number of bottles - 250
number of bags - 150
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