A pumpkin patch charges $5 for large pumpkins and $3 for small pumpkins. When the first-grade class visited, they ended up with 58
pumpkins and spent $218. How many of each size pumpkin were there?

Step-by-step explanation:

Pumpkins are good for more than just jack-o’-lanterns: you can decorate with them, carve them, eat them, or plant the seeds so you have free pumpkins next year. You can find pumpkins for sale at farmers markets, pumpkin patches, and national chain retailers like Costco, Kroger, and Walmart. Farmers markets and pumpkin patches tend to price their pumpkins by the pound, charging around $16 to $25 for large pumpkins. Chain stores charge a per-pumpkin price, which is usually around $3 for small, decorative pumpkins and $5 to $10 for carving pumpkins. Below, we list the various uses for pumpkins, the places that sell pumpkins, and the average pumpkin prices.