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Lisa is selling candles and soaps or a fundraiser. She sells a total of 24 items for a total of $112. If the candles sold for $4 each and the soap sold for $5 each, how many of …

Lisa is selling candles and soaps or a fundraiser. She sells a total of 24 items for a total of $112. If the candles sold for $4 each and the soap sold for $5 each, how many of …
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Lisa is selling candles and soaps or a fundraiser. She sells a total of 24 items for a total of $112. If the candles sold for $4 each and the soap sold for $5 each, how many of each did she sell?

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8 candles and 16 bars of soap.

You can solve this by setting up a system of equations.

x + y = 24
4x + 5y = 112
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