SOLUTION: A boy scout troop is selling Christmas trees to raise money for a trip. On the First day the they sold 79 trees. The balsam firs sold for $23 and Norwegian pins were $28. The recei
Algebra ->
Customizable Word Problem Solvers
-> Finance
-> SOLUTION: A boy scout troop is selling Christmas trees to raise money for a trip. On the First day the they sold 79 trees. The balsam firs sold for $23 and Norwegian pins were $28. The recei
Log On
Question 890630: A boy scout troop is selling Christmas trees to raise money for a trip. On the First day the they sold 79 trees. The balsam firs sold for $23 and Norwegian pins were $28. The receipts for the day totaled$1942. How many of each trees of each type was sold. Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If all 79 trees were Norwegian pines, the total would be 28 * 79 = $2212
The actual total is $1942. $2212 - 1942 = $270
The difference between the balsam and the Norwegians is $28 - 23 = $5
270 / 5 = 54 balsams sold
If 54 balsams were sold, then 79-54=25 Norwegians were sold.
54 * 23 = 1242
25 * 28 = 700
1242 + 700 = $1942
. Trail Life USA
