The refreshment stand sold 15.76 worth of juice at the track meet this was 5.60 less than 3 times the amount they made from candy sales how much did they make from candy sales?

Answer 1

15.76 -5.60 _____ 10.16 10.16 x 3=$30.48

Actually, this solution is completely wrong and backwards. Because the question says that the amount they received from the sale of juice was 5.60 less than 3 times what they received from candy sales, this means that if they received x from the candy sales, three times the amount they received would be 3x and 5.60 less than 3 times would be 3x-5.60. Thus if 15.76 = 3 x - 5.60, then 3x = 15.76 + 5.60 = 21.36

Correspondingly, x = 7.12. and so they received $7.12 from the sales. Also, what they sold and what they made do not mean the same thing. What they received from the sale of goods = what they paid for the goods + what they made from the sale (aka profit). Sometimes, mathematical questions are more a question of language comprehension so you really have to read closely.