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vekshin1
3 years ago
5

A grocery store sells bananas for dollars a pound and grapes for dollars a pound. Devren buys 3 pounds of bananas and 4 pounds o

f grapes for $10.25. Stacey buys 2 pounds of bananas and 2 pounds of grapes for $5.50.
(a) Write the system that represents this situation.

(b) Solve the system. How much is a pound of bananas? How much is a pound of grapes?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Nady [450]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

(a)

3b + 4g =10.25

2b + 2g = 5.50

(b)

1 pound of banana = $0.75

1 pound of grape = $2.00

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Represent banana with b and grapes with g.

From the first statement, we have:

3b + 4g =10.25

From the second, we have:

2b + 2g = 5.50

Solving (a): The equations

This has been solved above.

The equations are:

3b + 4g =10.25

2b + 2g = 5.50

Solving (b):

3b + 4g =10.25 --- (1)

2b + 2g = 5.50 --- (2)

Multiply (2) by 2

2b + 2g = 5.50 * 2

4b + 4g = 11 ----- (3)

Subtract (3) from (1)

3b - 4b + 4g - 4g = 10.25 - 11

-b  =-0.75

b  =0.75

Substitute 0.75 for b in (2)

2b + 2g = 5.50

2 *0.75 + 2g = 5.5

1.5 + 2g = 5.5

Collect Like Terms

2g = 5.5 - 1.5

2g = 4

g = 2

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