PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS

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  2.35s +5.50b = 89.50

  no

  10 slices

Step-by-step explanation:

As with any sale, the total is the sum of the parts. We use multiplication to simplify repeated addition. If we let s represent the number of slices sold, and b represent the number of bowls sold, then the total sales were ...

  2.35s + 5.50b = 89.50 . . . . . . . an equation relating slices to bowls

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Using the manager's numbers, we would get ...

  2.35×8 +5.50×14 = 18.80 +77.00 = 95.80

The manager's numbers are not possible.

(If you're paying attention, you know the total cannot be a multiple of 50¢ unless the number of pizza slices is a multiple of 10.)

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We can let b=22 -s and solve for s:

  2.35s +5.50(22 -s) = 89.50

  -3.15s = -31.50 . . . . . . . subtract 121, simplify

  s = 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by the coefficient of s

10 pizza slices were sold on Tuesday.

step-by-step explanation:

hans did not square the 40-unit side; he merely multiplied it by 2.   incorrect.