Answer:
the price of each soda is $1.75
Step-by-step explanation:
Notice that there are two unknowns; the price of each soda (let's assign the letter "s" to it), and the price of the basket of fries 9let's assign the letter "b" to it)
We can then write two equations using the information on the total price for each order:
(a) 4 s + 4 b = 16
(b) 4 s + 3 b = 13.75
we can now subtract term by term equation (b) from equation (a), and obtain:
4 s - 4 s + 4 b - 3 b = 16 - 13.75
0 + b = 2.25
So now that we know the price of each basket of fries ($ 2.25) , we can use that info in either equation and solve for "s". Let's use equation (a) for example:
4 s + 4 (2.25) = 16
4 s + 9 = 16
4 s = 16 - 9
4 s = 7
s = 7/4
s = 1.75
So, the price of each soda is $1.75
Answer: 28 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
x - the length of the shorter piece
2x - the length of the longer piece
Together they are 42 cm long.
Compose te equation:
2x + x = 42
3x = 42
x = 14 cm
The shorter piece is 14 cm, the longer piece is twice longer, 2x, or 2( 14 ).
Two times longer than 14 is 28. The longer piece is 28 cm.
