7. business party supplies inc. sells metallic balloons for $2 each and helium
balloons for $3.50 per bunch. yesterday, they sold 36 more metallic balloons
than the number of bunches of helium balloons. the total sales for both types
of balloons were $281. let b represent the number of metallic balloons sold.
(example 1)
a. copy and complete the table representing the problem.
number
price
total price
metallic balloons
b
bunches of helium
b - 36
balloons
write an equation to represent the problem.
how many metallic balloons were sold?
d.
how many bunches of helium balloons were sold?