Mrs. Winship sells chocolate fudge for $7.50 per pound and peanut butter fudge for $7.00 per pound. The total number of pounds sold on Saturday was 146 and the total amount of money collected was $1065. How many pounds of each type of fudge were sold?

cf chocolate fudge

pbf peanut butter fudge

A) 7.50 cf + 7.00 pbf = $1,065

B) cf + pbf = 146

Multiplying equation B) by -7.50

B) -7.50cf -7.50pbf = -1,095 then adding equation A)

A) 7.50 cf + 7.00 pbf = $1,065

-.50pbf = -30

pbf = 60 pounds of Peanut butter fudge

cf = 146 -pbf = 86 pounds of peanut butter fudge

Double Check

86 + 60 = 146

7.50 * 86 + 7.00 * 60 = 1,065.00

Correct!!!

Step-by-step explanation:

answer:   b

step-by-step explanation:

x2 = 16

x can not be a negative number because 16 is positive

the only answer would be positive 8