Question

A baseball team fundraiser collected​ $2,400 from the sale of balloons and banners. The amounts earned from balloons and banners were equal. Balloons sold for​ $3, and banners sold for​ $4. How many of each were​ sold?

Answer 1

400 balloons and 300 banners

Answer 2

• 400 balloons
• 300 banners

Explanation:

If the amounts earned from the sale of each item were the same, then both amounts were $2400/2 = $1200.

The number of balloons sold at $3 each was $1200/$3 = 400.

The number of banners sold at $4 each was $1200/$4 = 300.

400 balloons and 300 banners were sold.

___

Check

Total sales was ...

$3 × 400 + $4 ×300 = $1200 +1200 = $2400 . . . answer checks OK