Luis bought eight bags of candy at the store for a total price of $21.54. He bought some bags of candy that cost $2.22 each and the rest cost $3.48 each. How many bags of the $3.48 candy did Luis buy?

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Luis bought eight bags of candy at the store for a total price of $21.54.  He bought some bags of candy that cost $2.22 each and the rest cost $3.48 each.  How many bags of the $3.48 candy did Luis buy?

qwerty · Answer

A=2.22 B=3.48 A + B = 8 2.22A x 3.48B = 21.54 solve for B

bobpursley · Answer

C means cheap candy bag, E means expensive candy bag. C*2.22+E*3.48=21.54 C+E=8

Austin · Answer

I got this far, but how do I solve for B?