Question 1195959
your two equations are:
.32x + .23y = 19.5
x + y = 75
x is the number of lollipops.
y is the number of hershey kisses.
these are two equations that need to be solved simultaneously.
one way is as follows:
multiply both sides of the second equation by .32 and leave the first equation as is to get:
.32x + .23y = 19.5
.32x + .32y = 24
subtract the first equation from the second to get:
.09y = 4.5
solve for y to get:
y = 4.5/.09 = 50
this makes x = 25 because 25 + 50 = 75
confirm by taking .32 * 25 + .23 * 50 = 19.5
your solution is 25 lollipops and 50 hersey kisses are bought.