Problema Solution
A busload of campers stopped at a diary stand for ice cream. They ordered 80 cones, some soft serve at $1.25 each and the rest hard pack at $.50 each. If the total bill was $76.00, how many of each type of cone was ordered?
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$1.25 cones: x
$0.50 cones: y
So
x+y=80
1.25x+0.5y=76
So
x=48
y=32
So
$1.25 cones: 48
$0.50 cones: 32