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?
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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
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there were 88 cones sold.