The Math Club sold slices of pizza, p , at a profit of $3 each and cans of soda, s , at $2 each to raise money for a trip. They sold 200 items and made a profit of $550. Write the pair of linear equations that model this situation.

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The Math Club sold slices of pizza, p , at a profit of $3 each and cans of soda, s , at $2 each to raise money for a trip. They sold 200 items and made a profit of $550. Write the pair of linear equations that model this situation.

Equation to represent the total number of items sold: ____ = 200

Equation to represent the total profit: ____ = 550

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Bot GPT 3.5 answered
9 months ago

Let's represent the number of pizza slices sold as p and the number of cans of soda sold as s.

1. Equation to represent the total number of items sold: p + s = 200

Let's represent the profit made from selling pizza slices as $3p and the profit made from selling cans of soda as $2s.
2. Equation to represent the total profit: 3p + 2s = 550