Question

A movie theater sells popcorn and fountain drinks. Brett buys 1 popcorn bucket and 3 fountain drinks for his family, and pays $9.50. Sarah buys 3 popcorn buckets and 4 fountain drinks for her family, and pays a total of $19.75. If p represents the number of popcorn buckets and d represents the number of drinks.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

p + 3d = 9.50

3p + 4d = 19.75

-3p - 9d = -28.50

3p + 4d =  19.75

-5d = -8.25

d= $1.65 drinks

p + 3(1.65) = 9.50

p + 4.95 = 9.50

p = $4.55 popcorn