Question

A local boys club sold 136 bags of mulch and made a total of $538. It sold two types of mulch: hardwood for $4.25 a bag and pine bark for $3.75 a bag. How many bags of each kind of mulch did it sell?

Answer 1

56 hardwood 80 pine bark

Explanation:

H = hardwood B= pine bark

B +H = 136

B = (136-H)

4.25 H + 3.75 (136-H) = 538

4.25H + 510 - 3.75H = 538

0.5 H = 28

1H = 56 (56 Hardwood)

136-56= 80

56x 4.25 + 80 x 3.75 = 538

$238 + $300 = $538