Question

Members of a youth group held a bake sale to raise money for their summer trip. They sold 30 cakes, 40 pies, and 200 giant cookies, and raised a total of $684.50. The price for a pie was $2.00 less than the price of a cake. The price of a cake was 5 times as much as the price for a giant cookie. Find the price for each item at the bake sale

Answer 1

Answer: Cost of a giant cookies = $1.39

Cost of a cake= $6.95

Cost of a pie= $4.95

Explanation:

Let price of a giant cookie = x

Then,

price of a cake = 5x

Price of a pie = 5x-2

Cost of 30 cakes, 40 pies, and 200 giant cookies = 30 (5x)+40(5x-2)+200x

= 150x+200x-80+200x [By distributive property a(b+c)=ab+ac]

= 550x-80

Given cost = $684.50

`\Rightarrow\ 550x-80=684.50\\\\\Rightarrow\ 550x= 684.50+80`

`\Rightarrow\ 550x=764.50\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=(764.50)/(550)\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=1.39`

Cost of a giant cookies = $1.39

Cost of a cake = 5 x $1.39 = $6.95

Cost of a pie = $6.95 - $2 = $4.95