Question

As a fundraiser, the key club was selling 2 types of candy: lollipops at 40 cents each and chocolate bars at 75 cents each. on monday, the members sold 150 candies and raised 74 dollars, how many lollipops did they sell?

Answer 1

Cost of lollipop=40cents  Cost of chocolate bar =70cents   Let no of lollipop sold=x Let no of chocolate bar sold=y According to given condition total no of candies sold=150 x+y=150 ---1 Total money raised =74$=7400cents 40x+75y=7400 ---2 Solving eq 1 and 2 y=40 x=110 No. Of lollipop sold is 110