Question

At a county fair, the cost for 4 slices of pizza and 2 orders of french fries is $21.00. The cost of 2 slices of pizza and 3 orders of french fries is 16.50. How much does one slice of pizza cost?

Answer 1

one slice of pizza is $3.75

Explanation:

first write out 2 simultaneous equations from thr given information.

fries=f and pizza=p

4p+2f=21

2p+3f=16.5

and solve from there through either the substitution method or elimination. hope this helps