Question

The cost of 2 plates of spaghetti & 1 plate of salad is $27.50. The cost for 4 plates of spaghetti & 3 salads is $59.50. Find the cost of a plate of spaghetti and a salad.

Answer 1

2a+1b=27.50

4a+2b=59.50

Multiply first equation by -4 and the second by 2 so you can drop off the a values then add the equations together.  Then solve for b.  You should get b=6.

Then plug b into one of the original equations and solve for a and you should get 10.75

So a plate of spaghetti is $10.75 and a salad is $6.

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