Question

Retail Sales. Paint Town sold 45 paintbrushes, one kind at $8.50 each and another at $9.75 each. In all,

$398.75 was taken in for the brushes. How many of each kind were sold?

Answer 1

let the number of "one kind" be x

then the number of "other kind" is 45-x

solve

8.5x + 9.75(45-x) = 398.75