Question

Alicia purchased H half gallons of ice cream for $3.50 each and P packages of ice cream cones for $2.50 each. She purchased 14 items and spent $43. What would the system of equations look like to find out how many of each item Alicia purchased?

Answer 1

The first thing you should do is name the variables of the system of equations.
We have then:
H = half gallons of ice cream
P = packages of ice cream cones
The system of equations that adapts to the problem is:
H + P = 14
3.50H + 2.50P = 43
answer:
The system of equations to find out how many of each item Alicia purchased look like
H + P = 14
3.50H + 2.50P = 43