Question

A snack bar sells two sizes of snack packs. A large snack pack is $5, and a small snack pack is $3. In one day, the snack bar sold 60 snack packs for a total of $220. how many small snack packs did the snack bar sell?

Answer 1

Total number of snacks = 60

Total earnings = $220

Assumed all that are sold are small snacks = 60 x 3 = $180

The difference in earnings = 220 - 180 = $40

The difference in snack price = $5 - $3 = $2

Number of Large snacks = $40 ÷ 2 = 20

Number of small snacks = 60 - 20 = 40

Answer: 20 large snacks and 40 small snacks