he soccer team collected $800 at a car wash fundraiser. They charged $5.00 for small vehicles and $10.00 for larger vehicles. The amount collected can be modeled by the equation 5x + 10y = 800, where x represents the number of small vehicles and y represents the number of larger vehicles. If the number of larger vehicles washed was 50, how many small vehicles were washed in total?

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Brendan Bush

25 April, 14:51

he soccer team collected $800 at a car wash fundraiser. They charged $5.00 for small vehicles and $10.00 for larger vehicles. The amount collected can be modeled by the equation 5x + 10y = 800, where x represents the number of small vehicles and y represents the number of larger vehicles. If the number of larger vehicles washed was 50, how many small vehicles were washed in total?

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Mathias Sullivan · Answer 1

X = small vehicles

Y = larger vehicles

Plug in 50 for y since 50 larger cars were washed.

5x+10 (50) = 800

5x+500=800

-500

5x=300

5x/5=300/5

X = 60

60 small vehicles were washed

Lizeth Hoover · Answer 2

Lizeth Hoover 25 April, 17:44

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They washed 60 small vehicles