SOLUTION: 73 ice cream cones were ordered. Some were soft serve at $2.25 each and the rest were hard serve at $1.25 each. The total amount spent was $125.25. How many of each kind were order

Question 943589: 73 ice cream cones were ordered. Some were soft serve at $2.25 each and the rest were hard serve at $1.25 each. The total amount spent was $125.25. How many of each kind were ordered?
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sugar cones?
Just kidding
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Let = number of soft serve cones
Let = number of hard serve cones
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
(2)
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Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
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and
(1)
(1)
There were 34 soft serve cones
There were 39 hard serve cones
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK

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