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Using a system of equations, it is found that the unit prices are:
- $2.25 for a bag of chips.
- $1.50 for a liter of pop.
- $1.75 for a chocolate bar.
For the system:
- x is the unit price of a bag of chips.
- y is the unit price of liter of pop.
- z is the unit price for a chocolate bar.
From the table, the equations are:
Replacing the <u>first equation on the second and the third:</u>
Since :
Then:
The unit prices are:
- $2.25 for a bag of chips.
- $1.50 for a liter of pop.
- $1.75 for a chocolate bar.
A similar problem, also solved using a system of equations, is given at brainly.com/question/14183076
The absolute value function |<em>x</em>| always returns a non-negative number. It takes any number <em>x</em> and returns <em>x</em> if it's already non-negative, or -<em>x</em> if it is negative in order to make it positive.
For the equation
-3 + 4 |2<em>x</em> - 5| = 14
rearrange terms to get
|2<em>x</em> - 5| = 17/4
Now,
• if 2<em>x</em> - 5 ≥ 0, then |2<em>x</em> - 5| = 2<em>x</em> - 5. Then
2<em>x</em> - 5 = 17/4
• and if instead 2<em>x</em> - 5 < 0, then |2<em>x</em> - 5| = -(2<em>x</em> - 5), so that
-(2<em>x</em> - 5) = 17/4, or
2<em>x</em> - 5 = -17/4
In the first case,
2<em>x</em> - 5 = 17/4
2<em>x</em> = 17/4 + 5 = 37/4
<em>x</em> = 37/8
In the second case,
2<em>x</em> - 5 = -17/4
2<em>x</em> = -17/4 + 5 = 3/4
<em>x</em> = 3/8