SOLUTION: A student government association sold carnations for $5 each for valentines day and they sold green bagels for $3 each for st paddy's day. They sold 800 items for $2,800. How many

Question 949288: A student government association sold carnations for $5 each for valentines day and they sold green bagels for $3 each for st paddy's day. They sold 800 items for $2,800. How many carnations were sold and how many bagels were sold?
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
B-bagels
C-carnations

Multiply the first equation by 3 and subtract it from the second,

Then,

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