Question 885487
As a fund-raiser, the Key Club was selling two
types of candy: lollipops at 40 cents each and
chocolate bars at 75 cents each. On Monday, the
members sold 150 candies and raised 74 dollars.
How many lollipops did they sell?
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let x=number of lollipops sold
150-x=number of chocolate bars sold
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.40x+.75(150-x)=74
.40x+112.50-.75x=74
.35x=38.50
x=110
number of lollipops sold=110