+8 Ron Co. sold sweatshirts for $20 and baseball caps for $10. A total of 154 sweatshirts and baseball caps were sold for total sales of $2,860. How many of each did Ron Co. sell? Check your answer.
Ron Co. sold sweatshirts for $20 and baseball caps for $10. A total of 154 sweatshirts and baseball caps were sold for total sales of $2,860. How many of each did Ron Co. sell? Check your answer.
Let the number od sweatshirts sold =S
The number od baseball caps =154 - S
20S + 10(154 - S) =2,860, solve for S
S=132 sweatshirts were sold
154 - 132 = 22 baseball caps were sold, so that:
[132 x $20] + [22 x $10] = $2,860.
