Shelby made $200 from selling candy bars, Large x, candy bars sell for $4 each and smaller y, candy bars for $2 each. Write an equation to represent how many of each type of candy she sold to earn the $200.
200=L*4+S*2
To write an equation representing how many of each type of candy Shelby sold to earn $200, we can use the variables x and y to represent the number of large and smaller candy bars, respectively.
Since each large candy bar sells for $4, the total earnings from selling large candy bars can be calculated as 4x. Likewise, the total earnings from selling smaller candy bars can be calculated as 2y. Since Shelby made a total of $200, the equation can be set up as follows:
4x + 2y = 200
This equation represents the relationship between the number of large candy bars (x), the number of smaller candy bars (y), and the total earnings ($200).