Question

if their is 114 ice cream cones and sundaes and they total $301.50 ice cream cones cost $2.00 and sundaes are $3.50. How many cones and sundaes were sold

Answer 1

let the ice cream be x
then the cones is 114-x
total cost = ice cream + sundaes
301.5 =(2)(x)+(3.5)(114-x)
301.5=2x+399-3.5x
1.5x=97.5
x=65
Thus the number of Ice cream cones is 65 and the sundaes is 49.

Answer 2

Answer:10

Step-by-step explanation:

x+y=45 and 2x+3.5y=142.5

x= 10 cones and y=35 milkshakes