Question

During an election campaign, a candidate gave away 5000 little advertisements. The pens he gave away cost $0.23 each and the bumper stickers cost $0.14 each. He spent a total of $970.00 for the pens and bumper stickers. How many pens did he give away? @swissgirl

Answer 1

Okkkk so in total he gave away 5000 advertisements
So let x represent the pens
Pens: x
bumper stickers: 5000- Pens = 5000-x
Do you follow?

Answer 2

He gave away in total 5000 pieces some of which were pens and other which were bumper stickers. So there are x pens and 5000-x bumper stickers

Answer 3

but what is the answer

Answer 4

lol cheater :P
Ok I am getting to it

Answer 5

k

Answer 6

So the bumper stickers $0.14 and the pens cost $0.23
Now in total we spend $970
Total cost of pens: .23*x
Total cost of bumper stickers: .14*(5000-x)
Total cost= Total cost of pens+ Total cost of bumper stickers
970= .23x+.14(5000-x)
Now solve for x

Answer 7

3000 pens

Answer 8

Yes

Answer 9

i posted another one