At a football game, Brian is selling concessions. He sells soda, x, for $2 a piece and popcorn, y, for $3 per bag. At the end of the night, he has sold out of soda and has made a total of $264. If he sold 60 sodas, how many bags of popcorn did he sell? Write an equation to represent the situation. Then, determine how many bags of popcorn he sold if he also sold 60 sodas. Equation: Solution: Brian sold bags of popcorn

At a football game, Brian is selling concessions. He sells soda, x, for $2 a piece and popcorn, y, for $3 per bag. At the end of the night, he has sold out of soda and has made a total of $264. If he sold 60 sodas, how many bags of popcorn did he sell? Write an equation to represent the situation. Then, determine how many bags of popcorn he sold if he also sold 60 sodas. Equation: Solution: Brian sold bags of popcorn

Big Ideas Math A Bridge To Success Algebra 1: Student Edition 2015

1st Edition

ISBN:9781680331141

Author:HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

Publisher:HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

Chapter1: Solving Linear Equations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7CA

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