Answer:
video game: $29.50
DVD: $10
Step-by-step explanation:
Let d = price of one DVD, and let v = price of 1 video game.
"A bundle of two video games and three DVDS can be purchased for $89.00."
2v + 3d = 89
"A bundle of one video game and two DVDS can be purchased for $49.50."
v + 2d = 49.5
We have two equations in two unknowns, so we can solve them as a system of 2 equations.
2v + 3d = 89
v + 2d = 49.5
Rewrite the first equation.
Multiply both sides of the second equation by -2 and write it below the first equation.
Add the equations.
2v + 3d = 89
(+) -2v - 4d = -99
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-d = -10
d = 10
Now we substitute 10 for d in the second original equation and solve for v.
v + 2d = 49.5
v + 2(10) = 49.5
v + 20 = 49.5
v = 29.5
Answer: video game: $29.50; DVD: $10
