Question

Terri and mary ellen are members of the drama club at school who are participating in a candy bar fundraiser for a club trip,. Terri sold 9 fewer candy bars this week thsn dhe did last week. She sold 4 times as many candy bars as mary ellen this week. Mary ellen was only able to sell 25 candy bars this week. How many candy bars did mary and terri sell last week

Answer 1

Let's assume that Terri sold "x" candy bars last week.

According to the given information, Terri sold 9 fewer candy bars this week than she did last week. So, this week Terri sold (x - 9) candy bars.

It is also mentioned that Terri sold 4 times as many candy bars as Mary Ellen this week, and Mary Ellen sold 25 candy bars. Therefore, Terri sold 4 * 25 = 100 candy bars this week.

Since Terri sold (x - 9) candy bars this week, we can set up the equation:

x - 9 = 100

To find out how many candy bars Terri sold last week, we solve for x:

x = 100 + 9
x = 109

Therefore, Terri sold 109 candy bars last week. And Mary Ellen also sold 25 candy bars last week.