A company sells boxes of small blue pom-poms (b) for $42 and boxes of large orange pom-poms (p) for $52. They make batches of small blue pom-poms that fill 8 boxes and batches of large orange pom-poms that fill 4 boxes. The company only has 40 boxes. Which system of equations helps the company plan to make $350?

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anonymous · Answer

a.
 b = 40 - p
8b + 4p = 40
	b.
 b = 40 - p
42b + 52p = 350
	c. 
8b = 40 - 4p
42b - 52p = 350
	d. 
8b = 40 - 4p
42b + 52p = 350

anonymous · Answer

b= 42  p = 52
8b + 4p = 40
42b + 52p = 350
This is what I had but I don't feel confident with it.
Just typing it as an opinion as of now

anonymous · Answer

It looks like d but I didn't like the wording in the problem
If they only sell the boxes by 8 small and 4 large then yes

anonymous · Answer

I think your right.

anonymous · Answer

thanks for trying