SOLUTION: the council wants to buy total of 45 volleyball and basketballs, council has 435$ to spent. volley = 8$ basket =11$ how many of each type can be purchased?

Question 811231: the council wants to buy total of 45 volleyball and basketballs, council has 435$ to spent.
volley = 8$
basket =11$ how many of each type can be purchased?
Answer by erica65404(394) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We are going to start by making 2 equations with the given information.
volleyball=x basketball=y
x+y=45 This the total amount we need
8x+11y=435 This is the amount we have to spend.
$8 per volleyball +$11 per basketball = $435 is what we have to spend

solve x+y=45 for x and plug x into the other equation.
x=-y+45
8(-y+45)+11y=435
-8y+360+11y=435
3y+360=435
3y=75
y=25

now plug y into x+y=45 to find x

x+25=45
x=20

We can get 20 volleyballs and 25 basketballs.
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