Question

At a toy store, small panda toys cost $\$3.50$ and giant panda toys cost $\$14$. If the store sold $29$ panda toys and made $\$217$ in revenue in one week, then how many small panda toys and giant panda toys were sold in total?

• A. $18$ small panda toys, $11$ giant panda toys
• B. $11$ small panda toys, $18$ giant panda toys
• C. $12$ small panda toys, $17$ giant panda toys
• D. $18$ small panda toys, $13$ giant panda toys

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$18$ small panda toys, $11$ giant panda toys

Let the total number of small panda be $x$. Then the total number of large panda will be $29-x$.

Since the store earned a revenue of $217$ by selling the pandas, hence $x\left(3.5\right)+(29-x)\left(14\right)=217$.

$\Rightarrow 406-217=x(14-3.5)$

$\Rightarrow 189=10.5x$

$\Rightarrow x=18$

Hence, the store sold $18$ small pandas and $11$ giant pandas.