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Kent Christy is organizing a fundraiser for the pool he manages. He bought ice-crean cones ($.75) and ice-crean sandwiches ($1.00) to sell. His total bill was $225 (a) If he ordered twice the number of ice-cream cones than ice-cream sandwiches, how many of each did he buy? (b) What did he spend for ice-cream cones? (c) What did he spend for ice-cream sandwiches?
I attempted to use the blueprint aid below but the total bought for ice-cream-cones and ice-cream sandwiches doesn't equal the total amount Kent spent of $225?
Unknown | Variables | Price | Relationship
Cones 2C $.75 2C
Sandwiches C $1.00 + C
_______
$225
2C + C = $225
3C = $225
__ ____
3 3
C=75
a = (150) ice-cream cones
(75) ice-cream sandwiches
b = 150 * $.75 = $112.50
c = 75 * $1.00 = $75
_________
$197.50 -- Doesn't equal what Kent spent which was $225
Kent Christy is organizing a fundraiser for the pool he manages. He bought ice-crean cones ($.75) and ice-crean sandwiches ($1.00) to sell. His total bill was $225 (a) If he ordered twice the number of ice-cream cones than ice-cream sandwiches, how many of each did he buy? (b) What did he spend for ice-cream cones? (c) What did he spend for ice-cream sandwiches?
I attempted to use the blueprint aid below but the total bought for ice-cream-cones and ice-cream sandwiches doesn't equal the total amount Kent spent of $225?
Unknown | Variables | Price | Relationship
Cones 2C $.75 2C
Sandwiches C $1.00 + C
_______
$225
2C + C = $225
3C = $225
__ ____
3 3
C=75
a = (150) ice-cream cones
(75) ice-cream sandwiches
b = 150 * $.75 = $112.50
c = 75 * $1.00 = $75
_________
$197.50 -- Doesn't equal what Kent spent which was $225