Question

At a candy store, Erika bought 3 kilograms of cinnamon red hots and 1 kilogram of gummy bears for $21.00. Meanwhile, Irene bought 3 kilograms of cinnamon red hots and 3 kilograms of gummy bears for $39.00. What is the cost of one kilogram of each type of candy?

Answer 1

Taking the difference of the both you can see that 2 kg of gummy bears would cost $18. So each kg of gummy bear is $9. Now subtract $9 from what Erika bought, and 3 kg of red hots are $12. So each kg of red hots are $4.