Question

Brad sold candy bars and cookies for a fundraiser at school. Candy bars sold for $3 and cookies sold for $5. He sold a total of 20 items and made $76. How many candy bars did Brad sell?

Answer 1

A: 12

Explanation:

The answer for the question in this problem would be $12 is the price of candy bars.This is computed by establishing the equation based on the statement, x +y = 20 and 3x + 5y = 76. Follows:

3 (20 - y) +5y = 76

60 - 3y + 5y = 76

2y = 16

y = 8

x = 20 -y

x = 20 - 8

x = 12

Answer 2

The answer for the question in this problem would be $12 is the price of candy bars.This is computed by establishing the equation based on the statement, x +y = 20 and 3x + 5y = 76. Follows:

3 (20 - y) +5y = 76
60 - 3y + 5y = 76
2y = 16
y = 8

x = 20 -y
x = 20 - 8
x = 12