Applying Systems of Linear Equations

Determine the best method to solve the system of equations. Then solve the system.

A roadside vegetable stand sells pumpkins for$5 each and squashes for $3 each. One day they sold 6 more squash than pumpkins an their sales totaled $98. write and solve a system if equations to find how many pumpkins and squash hey sold?

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Damien Kidd

5 February, 18:37

Applying Systems of Linear Equations

Determine the best method to solve the system of equations. Then solve the system.

A roadside vegetable stand sells pumpkins for$5 each and squashes for $3 each. One day they sold 6 more squash than pumpkins an their sales totaled $98. write and solve a system if equations to find how many pumpkins and squash hey sold?

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Abby · Answer 1

Let's take those 6 squashes. You get 98-6*3=80. Now you have an identical number of pumpkins and squashes. A pumpkin and a squash are sold, in total, for $8, so to get $80 you need 10 of each. You have 10 pumpkins and 10+6=16 squashes.