Question

A resale store is having a sale on DVDs and CDs. DVDs cost $7 and CDs cost $4. On one day, the store made $211 from DVD and CD sales and sold a total of 40 items. Write a system of equations, then solve to find how many DVDs and CDs were sold

Answer 1

17 DVDs and 23 CDs

Explanation:

x is the number of DVDs

y is the number of CDs

7x + 4y = $211

x + y = 40 ----(x4)----> 4x + 4y = 160

3x = 51

x = 17

x + y = 40

17 + y = 40

y = 23

In conclusion, 17 DVDs and 23 CDs were sold.