Answer:
- drink cost: $1.75
- slice of pizza cost: $2.25
Explanation:
Let d and p represent the costs of a drink and a pizza slice, respectively. The two orders have a value ...
d + 3p = 8.50
2d + 2p = 8.00
Subtracting the second equation from twice the first gives ...
2(d +3p) -(2d +2p) = 2(8.50) -(8.00)
4p = 9.00 . . . . . simplify
p = 2.25 . . . . . . divide by 4
Solving the first equation for d and putting in the value, we have
d = 8.50 -3p = 8.50 -3·2.25 = 8.50 -6.75
d = 1.75
The cost of a drink is $1.75; the cost of a pizza slice is $2.25.