Question

The Cowboys High School Band Boosters are selling candy bars and chips at the basketball tournament to raise money for their band competition. The candy bars sell for $1.00 and to chips sell for $.50. They have 575 items ready to sell and expect to make $500 on the sale of the items. How many candy bars do they have ready to sell? Record the answer and fill in the bubbles on the grid provided. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Answer 1

Number of Candy bars = x

Price per candy bar = $1

Number of chips = y

Price per chip = $0.50

Items ready to sell: 575

x+y=575

They expect to make $500.

1x+ 0.50y= 500

We have the system:

x+y= 575 (a)

x+0.50y= 500 (b)

Subtract (a) to (b) to eliminate x

x+y= 575

x+0.50y= 500 (b)