40 pounds of chocolate fudge sold for $2.15 per pound and vanilla fudge sold for $1.90 per pound. Your class made $158.20. How many pounds of vanilla fudge were sold?

1 Answer
Dec 25, 2016

#38# pounds of vanilla fudge were sold.

Explanation:

As #40# pounds of chocolate fudge sold for #$2.15# per pound

Class made #40xx2.15=$86.00# from sale of chocolate fudge.

As class made #$158.20# from sales of chocolate fudge and vanilla fudge,

class made #$158.20-$86.00=$72.20# from sale of vanilla fudge.

As vanilla fudge sold for #$1.90# per pound,

pounds of vanilla fudge sold were #72.20/1.90=38#.