Lily sold 18 items at the street fair. She sold bracelets for $6 each and necklaces for $5 each for a total of $101. Which system of equations can be used to find b, the number of bracelets she sold, and n, the number of necklaces she sold?

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Mike Harrington

18 August, 00:20

Lily sold 18 items at the street fair. She sold bracelets for $6 each and necklaces for $5 each for a total of $101. Which system of equations can be used to find b, the number of bracelets she sold, and n, the number of necklaces she sold?

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Aliya Reese · Answer 1

I had the same question. But here is the answer:

b + n = 18

6b + 5n = 101

Shania Short · Answer 2

From the two given above, we can generate two equations with 2 variables each. These are,

(1) b + n = 18

(2) 6b + 5n = 101

Solving for b and n using any of the methods available will give an answer of b = 11 and n = 7. Therefore, the equations are given numbered (1) and (2).