Ashley had a summer lemonade stand and made $265. Small cups of lemonade were $1.25 and large

cups were $2.50. The systems of equations below models this situation, where x represents the number of small cups of lemonade and y represents the number of large cups of lemonade.
1.25x + 2.50y = 265​
​ x + y = 155
​​Choose the appropriate meaning for the solution (98, 57).

1 answer

The solution (98, 57) means that Ashley sold 98 small cups of lemonade and 57 large cups of lemonade.