Problema Solution

At and ice cream parlor, ice cream cones cost $1.10 and sundaes cost $2.35. One day the receipt for a total of 172 cones and sundaes were $294.20. How many cones were sold?

Answer provided by our tutors

let


x = the number of cones sold


y = the number of sundae sold


One day the receipt for a total of 172 cones and sundaes were $294.20:


x + y = 172


1.10x + 2.35y = 294.20


by solving we find:


x = 88 cones


y = 84 sundae


click here to see the step by step solution of the system of equations:


Click to see all the steps



there were 88 cones sold.