SOLUTION: Probleam solving: How To SoLve: Last week, Rebas Reptile store recived 1975 dollars for selling 35 reptiles. Iguanas sell for $75 and corn snakes sell for $25 how many iguanas and

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Question 123424: Probleam solving: How To SoLve:
Last week, Rebas Reptile store recived 1975 dollars for selling 35 reptiles. Iguanas sell for $75 and corn snakes sell for $25 how many iguanas and how many corn snake did Reba sell
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, johnnico6426:
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
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C+I=35 OR C=35-I
75C+25I=1975
75(35-I)+25I=1975
2625-75I+25I=1975
-50I=1975-2625
-50I=-650
I=-650/-50
I=13 NUMBER OF IGUANAS.
35-13=22 NUMBER OF CORN SNAKES.
PROOF.
75*22+25*13=1975
1650+325=1975
1975=1975

Answer by johnnico6426(16) (Show Source):
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Since there are 35 reptiles, we can conclude that (x represents the number of iguanas and y represents the number of con snakes). In addition, since the total cost of selling the animals are $1975.00, we can also conclude that . Now that we have two system of equations, we can use any method to solved it. I recommend substitution.
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Solution:
and
The store sold 22 iguanas and 13 corn snakes.