Question

Students are selling pies for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy cherry pies and apple pies. Jennifer sold 12 cherry pies and 3 apple pies for a total of 144. Jacob sold 2 cherry pies and 9 apple pies for a total for 126

Answer 1

Answer: A cherry pie costs 9 and an apple pie cost 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Let an apple pie be represented by a

Let an cherry pie be represented by c

Jennifer sold 12 cherry pies and 3 apple pies for a total of 144. This can be written as:

12c + 3a= 144

Jacob sold 2 cherry pies and 9 apple pies for a total for 126. This can be written as:

2c + 9a = 126

12c + 3a= 144 ............. i

2c + 9a = 126 ........... ii

Multiply equation i by 2

Multiply equation ii by 12

24c + 6a = 288 ........ iii

24c + 108a = 1512 ...... iv

Subtract iv from iii

-102a = -1224

a = 1224/102

a = 12

An apple pie costs 12

From equation i

12c + 3a= 144

12c + (3×12) = 144

12c + 36 = 144

12c = 144 - 36

12c = 108

c = 108/12

c = 9

A cherry pie costs 9