Answer: 297 and 353
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
A store ordered 650 candles at a total cost of $6,789.30
The soy candles cost $12.02 each and the specialty candles cost $9.12
Suppose there x soy candles and y specialty candles
[tex]\therefore x+y=650\quad \ldost(i)\\12.02x+9.12y=6789.30\quad \ldots(ii)\\\text{Solve (i) and (ii)}[/tex]
[tex]x=297,y=353[/tex]
Store ordered 297 soy candles and 353 specialty candles.
