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Members of a youth group held a bake sale to raise money for their summer trip. They sold 30 cakes, 40 pies, and 200 giant cooki

es, and raised a total of $684.50. The price for a pie was $2.00 less than the price of a cake. The price of a cake was 5 times as much as the price for a giant cookie. Find the price for each item at the bake sale

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Lana71 [14]4 years ago

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Answer: Cost of a giant cookies = $1.39

Cost of a cake= $6.95

Cost of a pie= $4.95

Step-by-step explanation:

Let price of a giant cookie = x

Then,

price of a cake = 5x

Price of a pie = 5x-2

Cost of 30 cakes, 40 pies, and 200 giant cookies = 30 (5x)+40(5x-2)+200x

= 150x+200x-80+200x [By distributive property a(b+c)=ab+ac]

= 550x-80

Given cost = $684.50

$\Rightarrow\ 550x-80=684.50\\\\\Rightarrow\ 550x= 684.50+80$

$\Rightarrow\ 550x=764.50\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{764.50}{550}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=1.39$

Cost of a giant cookies = $1.39

Cost of a cake = 5 x $1.39 = $6.95

Cost of a pie = $6.95 - $2 = $4.95

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