Question

Brooklyn runs a farm stand that sells strawberries and grapes. Each pound of strawberries sells for $3-75 and each pound of grapes sells for $1.75. Brooklyn sold 12 more pounds of strawberries than pounds of grapes and made $155 altogether. Determine the number of pounds of strawberries sold and the number of pounds of grapes sold.

Answer 1

s = strawberries

g = grapes

3.75s + 1.75 g = 155

12 + g = s

Solving for g:

3.75(12+g) = 45 + 3.75g

45 + 3.75g + 1.75 g = 155

45 + 5.5g = 155

110 = 5.5g

g = 20

Solving for s

12+g = s

12+20=32

s = 32