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#30122

money

word problem

equations

easy

45 sec

A baker sells cupcakes for $$2$ each and brownies for $$3$ each. The total amount of money earned from selling cupcakes and brownies was $$14$ . The equation $2 c + 3 b = 14$ represents this situation, where $c$ is the number of cupcakes sold and $b$ is the number of brownies sold. If the baker sold 4 cupcakes, how many brownies were sold?

• Up to 5 characters (6 if negative). Only numbers, decimal (.), fraction (/), negative (-).
• Fractions must be in lowest terms.
• Mixed numbers must be converted to improper fractions.