Jan and Wayne went to the store to buy some groceries. Jan bought 2 cans of corn beef hash and 3 cans of creamed chipped beef fo
r $4.95. Wayne bought 3 cans of corn beef hash and 2 cans of creamed chipped beef for $5.45. Let H represent the price of a can of corn beef hash, and C represent the price of a can of creamed chipped beef. solve for H and C
Cross out -6H and 6H because they cancel out. And you're left with: -9C = -14.85 4C = 10.9
Add -9C with 4C, and -14.85 with 10.9. -5C = -3.95
Divide each side with -5. C = $0.79
Now to figure out what H is, just substitute the C in one of the equations with 0.79. 5.45 = 3H + 2(0.79) 5.45 = 3H + 1.58 -1.58 -1.58 3.87 = 3H 3.87/3 = 3/3(H) 1.29 = H
