Question

5 donuts and 2 cups of hot Chocolate costs 24$. 2 donuts and 3 cups of hot chocolate costs 14$.How much does each donut and each cup of hot chocolate cost​

Answer 1

Answer:cost of each donut =$4

and cost of each cup of hot chocolate =$2

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1

Let donuts be represented as d

and cups of hot chocolate be rep as c so that

5 donuts and 2 cups of hot Chocolate costing 24$ will be expressed as

5 d+ 2 c= 24

And 2 donuts and 3 cups of hot chocolate costing  14$ will be expressed as

2d +3 c= 14

Step 2

Using elimination method,Multiply equation 1 by 3 and equation 2 by 2

15d+ 6c= 72----equation 3

4d+ 6c= 28-----equation 4

Subtracting equation 4 from equation 3 gives us

11 d=44

d= 44/11

d= 4

To find c, using equation 1

5 d+ 2 c= 24

5 x 4+ 2c=24

20+2c=24

2c=24-20

2c=4

c=4/2 =2

cost of each donut =$4

and cost of each cup of hot chocolate =$2