Question

Gabriel bought 12 donuts and fritters from the

bakery. Donuts cost $1.00 and fritters cost
$2.00. Gabriel spent a total of $17.00. How
many donuts (d) and how many fritters (f) did
he buy?
d+f=12
1d + 2f = 17
[?] donuts [?] fritters

Answer 1

Gabriel spent $12 in just Donuts. If fritters are $2 a piece, he could buy 2 fritters at max. Perhaps he bought an extra donut to equal $17.

Explanation:

Answer 2

7 donuts and 5 fritters

Explanation: