a sporting goods store sold 60 frisbees in one week , some for $ 3 and the rest for $ 4 each . if receipts from frisbee sales for the week totaled $ 200 , what is the fewest number of $ 4 frisbees that could have been sold ?
the wording of the question is slightly misleading . when a question asks what is thefewestthatcouldhave been sold , it is suggesting that there could be many different quantities sold . in this question however , because we are told that exactly 64 frisbees have been sold and revenue was exactly $ 204 , there is only one possible solution for the number of $ 3 and $ 4 frisbees sold . to solve , we have 2 equations and 2 unknowns let x = number of $ 3 frisbees sold let y = number of $ 4 frisbees sold x + y = 60 3 x + 4 y = 200 x = 60 - y 3 ( 60 - y ) + 4 y = 200 180 - 3 y + 4 y = 200 y = 20 answer : c
subtract(200, multiply(60, 3))