Ajazz band sells 31 large boxes of fruit and 74 small boxes of fruit for a fundraiser.

a. write and simplify an equation using distributive property to find the profit.

b. a large box of fruit costs $9 and a small box of fruit costs $4. what is the jazz's band profit?

profit = price - cost
large fruit box:
price $20
cost $x
small fruit box
price $10
cost $y

The students at jefferson middle school are raising money for a charity by selling t-shirts and hats. the number of t-shirts sold was 3 times the number of hats. the profit was $5 for each t-shirt sold and $2.50 for each hat sold. the students raised $840 for the charity. they used the system below to analyze their success and found the solution to be (144, 48). 5x+2.50y=840 x=3y how much did they earn from t-shirt sales?