SOLUTION: a busload of campers stopped at a dairy stand for ice cream. They ordered 90 cones, some soft-serve at $1.25 each and the rest hard-pack at $1.00 each. If the total bill was $99.25

Question 941770: a busload of campers stopped at a dairy stand for ice cream. They ordered 90 cones, some soft-serve at $1.25 each and the rest hard-pack at $1.00 each. If the total bill was $99.25, how many of each type of cone were ordered?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
S=soft serve H=hard-pack
S+H=90
1.25S+1.00H=99.25

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(S=37, H=53}

So there were 37 soft serve and 53 hard-pack sold. (37+53)=90 Total cones.
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