Question

POSSIBLE POINTS: 1.82 2. Tim and Kevin each sold candies and peanuts for a school fund-raiser. Tim sold 16 boxes of candies and 4 boxes of peanuts and earned $132. Kevin sold 6 boxes of peanuts and 20 boxes of candies and earned $190. Find the cost of each. Cost of a box of candy. Cost of a box of peanuts.

Answer 1

Cost of a box of candies = $2

Cost of a box of peanuts = $25

Step-by-step explanation

Let the cost of a box of candies be c

Let the cost of a box of peanuts be p

Tim sold 16 boxes of candies and 4 boxes of peanuts and earned $132.

16c + 4p = 132 (equation 1)

Kevin sold 6 boxes of peanuts and 20 boxes of candies and earned $190

20c + 6p = 190 (equation 2)

We can then write the two equations together and solve

16c + 4p = 132

20c + 6p = 190

Solving this equation simultaneously, we have

c = $2

p = $25

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