Let's assume the number of candy bars sold by the student is 'x'.
Therefore, the number of bags of popcorn sold will be 240 - x.
The total amount collected from selling candy bars will be x * 1$.
The total amount collected from selling bags of popcorn will be (240 - x) * 2$.
The total amount collected from selling both candy bars and popcorn will be x * 1$ + (240 - x) * 2$ = 300$.
Simplifying this equation, we get:
x + 480 - 2x = 300
-1x = 300 - 480
-1x = -180
x = -180 / -1
x = 180
Therefore, the student sold 180 candy bars for the school fundraiser.
Therefore, the correct answer is 180.
A student sold candy bars and bags of popcorn for a school fund-raiser.
The student sold a total of 240 candy bars and bags of popcorn.
The price of each candy bar was 1$, and the price of each bag of popcorn was 2$
The student sold 300$ worth of candy bars and bags of popcorn.
How many bars did this student sell for the school fund-raiser
80
60
180
120
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