Question

Walmart sells thermometers ($2) and hot-water bottles ($8). In December, Walmart’s total sales were $1,504. Customers bought 4 times as many thermometers as hot-water bottles. How many of each did Walmart sell?

Answer 1

Walmart sold 94 hot-water bottles and 376 thermometers in December.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assign variables to the number of thermometers and hot-water bottles sold. Let x represent the number of hot-water bottles and 4x represent the number of thermometers sold.

Since the price of each thermometer is $2 and each hot-water bottle is $8, we can create the equation 2(4x) + 8x = 1504 to represent the total sales.

Simplifying the equation, we have 8x + 8x = 1504, which further simplifies to 16x = 1504.

Dividing both sides by 16, we find that x = 94. Therefore, Walmart sold 94 hot-water bottles and 4 times that amount, or 376, thermometers.

Answer 2

about 94 water bottles and 376 thermometers I think