Anyone able to help me with this?

Mickey sold two types of calendars for her club. She sold a total of $140.50. One type of calendar sold for $2.50 each, and the other sold for $1.75 each.

1. How many of the $2.50 calendars did she sell?
2. How many of the $1.75 calendars did she sell?

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Anyone able to help me with this?

Mickey sold two types of calendars for her club. She sold a total of $140.50. One type of calendar sold for $2.50 each, and the other sold for $1.75 each.

1. How many of the $2.50 calendars did she sell?
2. How many of the $1.75 calendars did she sell?

unklerhaukus · Answer

set up some simultaneous equations

$$C_1=$2.50$$$$C_2=$1.75$$$$xC_1+yC_2=$140.50$$
solve for x and y