Question

mitch bought a total of 13 pizzas and buckets of wings for his big super bowl party. if it costs $11.75 for a pizza and $19.95 for a bucket of wings and he spent $193.75, how many buckets of wings did he buy?​

Answer 1

Mitch bought 2 buckets of wings.

Answer 2

Mitch bought 5 buckets of wings

Explanation:

y=# of wings

X= # of pizza

X+Y=13

X = 13 - Y

11.75X + 19.95Y = 193.75

11.75(13 - Y) + 19.95Y = 193.75

152.75 - 11.75Y + 19.95Y = 193.75

152.75 + 8.2Y = 193.75

8.2Y = 41

Y = 5

Mitch bought 5 buckets of wings