Nicole R.

asked • 03/03/21

​Yesterday, a movie theater sold 266 bags of popcorn. A large bag of popcorn costs ​$3. A small bag of popcorn costs ​$1. In​ all, the movie theater made ​$458 from popcorn sales.

Write and solve a system of equations to find how many bags of each size of popcorn were sold.

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Talia N. answered • 03/03/21

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Talia N.

I'm not just going to give you the answer. I've already done a lot of the work for you. Just solve 458 - 3b = 266 - b using some algebra. Then whatever you find for b just plug it back into s = 266 - b and you'll easily be able to find s.
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03/03/21

Nicole R.

okay, i got it right. s=170, b=96. thanks.
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