SOLUTION: The soccer team collected $800 at a car wash fundraiser. They charged $5.00 for small vehicles and $10.00 for larger vehicles. The amount collected can be modeled by the equation 5

Question 1098843: The soccer team collected $800 at a car wash fundraiser. They charged $5.00 for small vehicles and $10.00 for larger vehicles. The amount collected can be modeled by the equation 5x + 10y = 800, where x represents the number of small vehicles and y represents the number of larger vehicles. If the number of larger vehicles washed was 50, how many small vehicles were washed in total?

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Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5*50 + 10y = 800
250+10y=800
10y=550
y=55
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The soccer team collected $800 at a car wash fundraiser. They charged $5.00 for small vehicles and $10.00 for larger vehicles. The amount collected can be modeled by the equation 5x + 10y = 800, where x represents the number of small vehicles and y represents the number of larger vehicles. If the number of larger vehicles washed was 50, how many small vehicles were washed in total?

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Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The soccer team collected $800 at a car wash fundraiser. They charged $5.00 for small vehicles and $10.00 for larger vehicles.
The amount collected can be modeled by the equation 5x + 10y = 800, where x represents the number of small vehicles
and y represents the number of larger vehicles. If the number of larger vehicles washed was 50, how many small vehicles were washed in total?
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5x + 10y = 800 and y = 50 ====> 5x + 10*50 = 800 ====> 5x + 500 = 800 ====> 5x = 800-500 = 300 ====> x = = 60.

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