SOLUTION: You sell candles at a Fair. You collect $144 selling a total of 28candles. Selling price of small candle is $4 each and large candle Is $6 each. How many o

Question 1064688: You sell candles at a Fair. You collect $144 selling a total of 28candles. Selling price of small candle is $4 each and large candle Is $6 each. How many of each type of candles did you sell? Set-up two equations (system) and then solve it.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x small candles
y large candles

Multiply members of first equation by to and use for elimination for finding y.

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