Question

A local boys club sold 176 bags of mulch and made a total of $520. The hardwood mulch costs $3.50/bag and pine bark mulch costs $2.75/bag. How many bags of each type of mulch did they sell?

Answer 1

x = number of bags of hardwood mulch
y = number of bags of pine bark mulch

1. x+y = 176 bags
// find either x and y in terms of the other variable and plug it into equation 2.

2 . 3.50*x +2.75*y = 520

Answer 2

x=99.2 y=76.8

Thank you so much! Really appreciate it!

Answer 3

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