Question

At Billy's Bakery, a cupcake is sold for $4 while a meringue is sold for $3. One day, Billy sold $2508 worth of cupcakes. In total, he collected $2967 from selling only cupcakes and meringues. How many pastries did he sell on that day?

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer is given below by step by Step explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

The number of pastries cannot be calculated since no value referring to them has been provided.

Step-by-step explanation:

As per the instructions provided in the question:

• The cupcakes are for $4$ dollars. Thus the number of cupcakes sold is $2508/4=627$ cupcakes.
• The meringues are for $3$ dollars. The amount for which the meringues have been sold is $2967-2508=459$. Thus the number of meringues sold is $459/3=153$ meringues.

Thus Billy's Bakery sold $627$ cupcakes and $153$ meringues.