Question

at shop and shop ,shaquana buys 3 pounds of squash and 2 pounds of eggplants and pays $2.85.then ,evelyn buys 4 pounds of squash and 5 pounds of eggplant and pays $5.41.if stephenie would like to buy 2 pounds of squash and 3 pounds of eggplant how much would she have to pay word problem

Answer 1

Each pound of squash cost $0.49 while each pound of eggplant cost $0.69.

Let x represent the cost of each pound of squash and y represent the cost of each pound of eggplant.

3 pounds of squash and 2 pounds of eggplants cost $2.85. Hence:

3x + 2y = 2.85   (1)

4 pounds of squash and 5 pounds of eggplants cost $5.41. Hence:

4x + 5y = 5.41   (2)

Solving equation 1 and 2 simultaneously gives:

x = 0.49, y = 0.69

Each pound of squash cost $0.49 while each pound of eggplant cost $0.69.

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