Alex Stocks Up For Winter. He Buys 36 Cans Of Vegetables. He Pays 80 Cents Per Can For Tomatoes And 40 Cents Per Can For Corn, For A Total Cost Of 20.80

How Many Cans Of Tomatoes Does He Buy .

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Alex Stocks Up For Winter. He Buys 36 Cans Of Vegetables. He Pays 80 Cents Per Can  For Tomatoes And 40 Cents Per Can For Corn, For A Total Cost Of 20.80

How Many Cans Of Tomatoes Does He Buy .

anonymous · Answer

@DamnImBad today i m too tired i will do it in a bit.

anonymous · Answer

what, was your text written in like 1964?

anonymous · Answer

put say $x$ as the number of cans of tomatoes , then $24-x$ is the number of cans of corn
solve 
$$80x+40(24-x)=1280$$

anonymous · Answer

?

anonymous · Answer

you need so solve 
$$80x+40(24-x)=1280$$ for $x$ 
that will be the number of cans of tomatoes

anonymous · Answer

$$80x+960-40x=1280$$
$$40x+960=1280$$
$$40x=320$$ one more step and you are done

anonymous · Answer

@DamnImBad it looks like satellite was using different numbers, but the concept is the same. Are you still confused?

anonymous · Answer

Yes

anonymous · Answer

Ok my turn to help. Lets pull apart the problem to come up with equations to help us solve

anonymous · Answer

There is a total amt of can, 36. That consists of c number of corn and t number of tomato cans correct?

anonymous · Answer

so our first equation is
c + t = 36