Question

Cindy spent $65.25 on ingredients for blueberry pies and $62.84 on ingredients for cherry pies. She then sells each slice of pie for $3.50.

Cindy sold 24 slices of blueberry pie and 15 slices of cherry pie. The next day, she sold 26 slices of blueberry pie and 17 slices of cherry pie. Select all of the true statements.


Cindy spent $128.09 on ingredients for both pies.



Cindy earned $84 for selling blueberry pies on both days, not taking into account what she spent on ingredients.



Cindy earned $112 for selling cherry pies on both days, not taking into account what she spent on ingredients.



Cindy earned $158.91 for selling blueberry and cherry pies on both days, taking into account what she spent on ingredients.



Cindy sold more cherry pies than blueberry pies on both days.

Answer 1

• The true statements are:
- Cindy spent $128.09 on ingredients for both pies.
- Cindy earned $84 for selling blueberry pies on both days, not taking into account what she spent on ingredients.
- Cindy earned $112 for selling cherry pies on both days, not taking into account what she spent on ingredients.
- Cindy earned $158.91 for selling blueberry and cherry pies on both days, taking into account what she spent on ingredients.

To find out how much Cindy spent on ingredients for both pies, we can add the cost of the blueberry pies and the cost of the cherry pies:

$65.25 + $62.84 = $128.09

To find out how much Cindy earned from selling the pies, we can multiply the number of slices sold by the price per slice:

Blueberry pies:
- 24 slices x $3.50/slice = $84 (first day)
- 26 slices x $3.50/slice = $91 (second day)
Total: $175

Cherry pies:
- 15 slices x $3.50/slice = $52.50 (first day)
- 17 slices x $3.50/slice = $59.50 (second day)
Total: $112

To find out how much Cindy earned after taking into account the cost of ingredients, we can subtract the cost of ingredients from the total earnings:

$175 + $112 - $128.09 = $158.91

Finally, we cannot determine from the given information whether Cindy sold more cherry pies than blueberry pies on both days.