A tennis coach took his team out for lunch and bought 8 hamburgers and 5 fries for $24. The players were still hungry so the coa

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klemol [59]

3 years ago

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A tennis coach took his team out for lunch and bought 8 hamburgers and 5 fries for $24. The players were still hungry so the coa

ch bought 6 more hamburgers and 2 more fries for $16.60. Find the cost of each.

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Stels [109] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-18T21:43:32+03:00

Stels [109]3 years ago

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8x+5y=$24
6x+2y=$16.60

16x+10y=$48
-30x-10y=-$83

-14x=-$35
x=$2.50

8($2.50)+5y=$24
$20.00+5y=$24
5y=$4
y=$0.80

Hamburgers costs $2.50 each
Fries cost $0.80 each