Question

a bake sale was held at Juvena high to raise funds for an NGO the sale of maple pecan pies amounted to 15 more than half the lemon tart that were sold the number of brownie pops sold amounted to two-thirds of the sale of Maple pecan pies if 223 pieces were sold in all how many lemon tarts were sold

Answer 1

To find the number of lemon tarts sold, set up equations using the information given and solve for the unknown variable 'x'.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we can set up equations to represent the information given. Let's call the number of lemon tarts sold 'x'. From the information given, we can create the following equations:

Maple pecan pies sold: x/2 + 15
Brownie pops sold: (2/3)(x/2 + 15)
Total pieces sold: x + x/2 + 15 + (2/3)(x/2 + 15) = 223

Simplifying the equation, we get:

3x + x/2 + 45 = 669
6x + x + 90 = 1338
7x = 1248
x = 178

Therefore, the number of lemon tarts sold is 178.