Question

Brett buys 1 popcorn bucket and 3 fountain drinks, he pays a total of $9.50. Jessica buys 3 popcorn buckets and 4 fountain drinks for $19.75. If (p) represents popcorn and (d) represents a number of drinks, then write a linear system to model the situation.

Answer 1

Answer: p + 3d = 9.50 --------1

3p + 4d = 19.75 ----------2

Explanation:

P represents number of buckets of popcorn while d represents number of fountain drinks