The math club sold slices of pizza, p at a profit of $3 each and cans of soda, s and $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.

Answer 1

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

Equation 1: 3p + 2s = 550 (total profit)
Equation 2: p + s = 200 (total number of items sold)