Evan went to the grocery store and purchased cans of soup and frozen dinners. Each can of soup has 150 mg of sodium and each frozen dinner has 550 mg of sodium. Evan purchased a total of 16 cans of soup and frozen dinners which collectively contain 5200 mg of sodium. Determine the number of cans of soup purchased and the number of frozen dinners purchased. Evan purchased cans of soup and frozen dinners. Submit Answer attempt 1 out of 2

Evan went to the grocery store and purchased cans of soup and frozen dinners. Each can of soup has 150 mg of sodium and each frozen dinner has 550 mg of sodium. Evan purchased a total of 16 cans of soup and frozen dinners which collectively contain 5200 mg of sodium. Determine the number of cans of soup purchased and the number of frozen dinners purchased. Evan purchased cans of soup and frozen dinners. Submit Answer attempt 1 out of 2

PREALGEBRA

15th Edition

ISBN:9781938168994

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter9: Math Models And Geometry

Section9.2: Solve Money Applications

Problem 76E: Parent Volunteer Laurie was completing the treasurer’s report for her son’s Boy Scout troop at the...

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