Josh and his friends bought vanilla wafers for $4 per packet and chocolate wafers for $1 per packet at a carnival. They spent a total of $45 to buy a total of 27 packets of wafers of the two varieties.

Write a system of equations that can be solved to find the number of packets of vanilla wafers and the number of packets of chocolate wafers that Josh and his friends bought at the carnival. Define the variables used in the equations.

Will medal, all help is appreciated.

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Josh and his friends bought vanilla wafers for $4 per packet and chocolate wafers for $1 per packet at a carnival. They spent a total of $45 to buy a total of 27 packets of wafers of the two varieties.

Write a system of equations that can be solved to find the number of packets of vanilla wafers and the number of packets of chocolate wafers that Josh and his friends bought at the carnival. Define the variables used in the equations.

Will medal, all help is appreciated.

anonymous · Answer

Any help is appreciated

jack1 · Answer

a = vanilla
b = chocolate

a + b = 27 packets
4a + 1b = $45

so now you have a simultaneous equation, can you solve from here? @iAd4m

anonymous · Answer

Yes,
Thanks alot i really appreciate it. @Jack1

jack1 · Answer

np dude  ;)