Question

Chase and sara went to the candy store. Chase bought 5 pieces of fudge and 3 pieces of gum for 5.70. Sara bought 2 pieces of fudge and 10 pieces of gum for 3.60. Determne If I were to buy 20 pieces of fudge and 20 pieces of bubble gum, it would cost me $

Answer 1

Let, price of fudge and gum is x and y respectively.

Converting given statements into mathematical equation.

We get :

5x + 3y = 5.70  ....1)

2x + 10y = 3.60 ....2)

Solving equation 1 and 2, we get :

x = $1.05 .

y = $0.15 .

Price of buying 20 pieces of fudge and 20 pieces of bubble gum is :

P = 20( 1.05 ) + 20( 0.15 )

P = $24

Hence, this is the required solution.