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Aug 26, 2021
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To determine the amount Jean spent all together, we have to determine the cost of each of cupcakes sardine pies and pandan cakes. For this let S be the total money Jean have with her and let x be  the price of a sardine pies and . 

 

 

 


It is given that each cupcake cost twice as much as a sardine pie. Therefore cost of a cup cake will be 

2x. And it is also given that each pandan cake cost $4.50 more than a cupcake. Therefore the cost of a pandan cake will be 4.5+2x.

 

Now Jean spends 3/7th her money buying 2 cupcakes and 8 sardine pies. which can be represented as an equation as follows;

   3S/7 = 2(2x) + 8x

           = 4x + 8x

           = 12x

∴ 3S/7 = 12x ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ (1)

 

 

Now the remaining amount left with her will be;

S - 3S/7 = 7S - 3S/7

              = 4S/7

Now spends 3/4th of this remaining money on 3 pandan cakes which can be represented as an equation as follows;

3/4 ⋅ 4S/7 = 3(2x + 4.5) 

        3S/7 = 6x + 13.5 ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ (2) 

Now right hand side of both equation (1) and (2) are the same. So equating the right hand side of the two equations and solving for x as follows;

      12x=6x + 13.5

12x - 6x=13.5

         6x=13.5

           x=13⋅5/6

             =2.25

Therefore the cost of a sardine pies is $2.25 
Therefore the cost of a cup cake is equal to;

2x=2⋅2.25

    =$4.5

And the cost of Pandan pie is equal to;
2x + 4.5=4.5 + 4.5

             =$9


 

 

 

 

Therefore the total amount spend in buying 2 cupcakes 8 sardine pies, and 3 Pandan cake is given by;

total amount = 2(2x) + 8x + 3(2x + 4.5)

                     = 2 ⋅ 4.5 + 8 ⋅ 2.25 + 3 ⋅ 9

                     = 54

Therefore the total amount she have spend is $54. 

 


 

Aug 26, 2021
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