one morning she sells 10 pretzels and 5 lemonades and makes a total of $40.00. In afternoon she sells 25 pretzels and 2 lemonades and made $115 dollars. How much is each?
+4609 one morning she sells 10 pretzels and 5 lemonades and makes a total of $40.00. In afternoon she sells 25 pretzels and 2 lemonades and made $115 dollars. How much is each?
We have the equations, 10p+5d=$40.00, and 25p+2d=$115
Finding the LCM of 5d and 2d, we get 10:
So, 20p+10d=80.00, 125p+10d=575
Subtarcting, we have: 105p=495
Therefore, p=495/105=4.714\(\approx4.71\)
d=$1.43
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+981 Hey Guest!
We can set up the system of equations if we assign the cost of each item a variable:
Cost of pretzel is \(x\)
Cost of lemonade is \(y\)
\(10x-5y=40\Rightarrow50x-25y=200\rightarrow(1)\\ 25x-2y=115\Rightarrow50x-4y=230\rightarrow(2)\\\)
\((2)-(1)\\ 21y=30\\ y\approx1.43\\ x\approx4.71\)
Therefore the cost of lemonade is $4.71 and the cost of the preztels is $1.43
I hope this helped,
Gavin
