Question

Yesterday, a movie theater sold 290 bags of

popcorn. A large bag of popcorn costs $4. A
small bag of popcorn costs $1. In all, the movie
theater made $617 from popcorn sales. Write
and solve a system of equations to find how
many bags of each size of popcorn were sold.
Use L for large bags and S for small bags. Type
your answer as an ordered pair (L,S) *

Answer 1

Answer: 4x+y=567, x+y=279, where x=96 and y=183.

Explanation: