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<em><u>4 pints of strawberries and 2 pints of blueberries are bought</u></em>
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
Let "a" be the pints of strawberries bought
Let "b" be the pints of blueberries cost
Cost per pint of strawberry = $ 1.60
Cost per pint of blueberry = $ 2.30
<em><u>A shopper bought twice as many pints of strawberries as pints of blueberries</u></em>
Therefore,
a = 2b --------- eqn 1
<em><u>They spent a total of $11.00. Therefore we frame a equation as:</u></em>
pints of strawberries bought x Cost per pint of strawberry + pints of blueberries cost x Cost per pint of blueberry = 11
1.6a + 2.3b = 11 --------- eqn 2
<em><u>Substitute eqn 1 in eqn 2</u></em>
1.6(2b) + 2.3b = 11
3.2b + 2.3b = 11
5.5b = 11
Divide both sides by 11
b = 2
<em><u>Substitute b = 2 in eqn 1</u></em>
a = 2(2)
a = 4
Thus 4 pints of strawberries and 2 pints of blueberries are bought