Write an equation using two variables to represent this situation

Question

Karin makes and sells wreaths. She sells two sizes, large and small. Large wreaths cost $36 and small wreaths cost $24. Karin needs to sell $288 this week in order to pay for here bill supplies. Write an equation using two variables to represent this situation. Make sure you define what your x-variable and your y-variable represent in this problem.

Answer 1

Let x = the number of small wreaths that Karin sells

Let y = the number of large wreaths that Karin sells

24x + 36y = 288