Data:
ice cream cones: x
sundaes: y
Total receipts :T
As the total of cones and sundaes is 178:
The total receipts were: $294.20
1. Solve one of the variables in one of the equations:
Solve x in the first equation:
2. Use this value of x in the other equation:
3. Solve y:
4. Use the value of y=84 to find the value of x:
Then, the ice cream parlor sold 88 cones and 84 sundaes