a hardware store ordered cartons of hammers at 100$ per carton and cartons wrenches at 150$ per carton if there were a total of 25 cartons in this order And the total cost of the order was 3,000$ how many cartons of hammers were ordered

15 cartons of Hammers were ordered

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost per carton of Hammer  = $100

Cost per carton of Wrenches = $150

Total Carton = 25

Total Cost = $3,000

Required

Determine the numbers of Hammer and Wrenches

Represent the hammers with H and the wrenches with W

So;

and

Make W the subject of formula in the first equation:

Substitute 25 - H for W in the second equation

Collect Like Terms

Divide both sides by -50

Hence, 15 cartons of Hammers were ordered