Question

One day, a café sells 3 more than twice the number of cappuccinos as they do lattes. They sold a total of 33 cappuccinos and lattes

together.
Which equation could be used to find the number of lattes, I sold at the café?

Answer 1

10 lattes and 23 cappuccinos were sold.

Explanation:

Given that one day, a café sells 3 more than twice the number of cappuccinos as they do lattes, and they sold a total of 33 cappuccinos and lattes together, to determine which equation could be used to find the number of lattes that were sold at the coffee the following calculation must be carried out:

Latte = X

Cappuccino = 2X + 3

X + 2X + 3 = 33

3X + 3 = 33

3X = 33 - 3

X = 30/3

X = 10

Latte = 10

Cappuccino = 2 x 10 + 3 = 23

Therefore, 10 lattes and 23 cappuccinos were sold.