The math club sold slices of pizza P at a profit of three dollars each in cans of soda S at two dollars each to raise money for a trip. They sold 200 items and made a profit of $550. Write the pair of linear equations that model the situation. Equation to represent the total number of items sold:__=200 equations to represent the total profit:__=550
Let's use the variables "x" to represent the number of pizza slices sold and "y" to represent the number of soda cans sold.
1) Equation to represent the total number of items sold:
x + y = 200
2) Equation to represent the total profit:
3x + 2y = 550