Question

Gretchen bout some large vases for 11$ each some small vases 7$ each on clearance. If she bout 18 vases for 142$, how many large vases and small vases did she buy

Answer 1

• 4 large
• 14 small

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of large vases Gretchen bought. Here total cost was then ...

11x +7(18-x) = 142

4x + 126 = 142 . . . . .simplify

4x = 16 . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 126

x = 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 4: number of large vases

18-x = 14 . . . . . . . . . number of small vases

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Gretchen bought 4 large vases and 14 small vases.