Question

Kim spent $44 on eating utensils. Spoons cost $4 and forks cost $6. If she bought a total of 9 utensils then how many of each kind did she buy?

Answer 1

Answer: she bought five spoons & four forks.

Explanation: 4 x 4= 16 + 6 x 4 = 24 + 4 = $44 or 4 x 5 = 20

Answer 2

3 spoons and 6 forks

Explanation:

9 = x + y; x= 9-y

44 = 4x + 6y

44 = 4(9-y) + 6y

44 = 36 - 4y +6y

44 = 36 +2y

2y = 44-36 = 12

y = 12/2 =6

x= 9-y = 9-6 =3