A baker sells bread for $5 a loaf and rolls for $1 each. The baker needs to sell $35 worth of baked goods by the end of the day. Enter a linear equation that describes the problem.

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5 June, 01:18

A baker sells bread for $5 a loaf and rolls for $1 each. The baker needs to sell $35 worth of baked goods by the end of the day. Enter a linear equation that describes the problem.

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Nadeen · Answer 1

To be able to express the given scenario through the equation, we are to represent the number of loaves by the variable x and y for the number of baked goods.

Given the costs and the variables, the linear equation is,

5x + y = 35