Question

Moana sold

packets of seeds to help raise funds for a sports trip. Each packet earned
her $0.65. Afa sold calendars, which earned him $1.50 each. Altogether they earned
$84.70. If they sold a total of 95 items between them, how many did each student
sell?

Answer 1

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Answer:

• Moana: 68 seed packets
• Afa: 27 calendars

Explanation:

Let c represent the number of calendars sold. Then 95-c is the number of seed packets sold. The total revenue is ...

0.65(95-c) +1.50c = 84.70

0.85c = 22.95 . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 61.75

c = 27

95 -c = 68

Moana sold 68 seed packets; Afa sold 27 calendars.