Jane and Sophia went to the corner store where packages of gum cost 54¢ each and candy bars cost 88¢ each. They spent $26.38 total and bought 35 items total. How many candy bars did they buy?

50=33x+22

step-by-step explanation:

x = 12

y = 15

step-by-step explanation:

we have three similar triangles, because each has a right angle and shares an angle.   let's write the angles in order: opposite to short leg, long leg, hypotenuse.

cab similar to bad similar to cbd

or as ratios,

ca: ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

we also know

ac = ad + cd

(ad+cd): ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

(ad+cd)/cb=cb/cd

we have cb=6, ad=5 and seek x=cd.

we reject the negative root and conclude x=4

answer: 4