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Last night you went to a restaurant, and the bill for 3 adult meals and 2 children’s meals was £73.

Last week you went to the same restaurant and paid £89 for 2 adult meals and 5 children’s meals.

Let a = cost of an adult meal,

and c = cost of a child meal.

A) Form an equation for last night’s meal

? = ?

B) Form an equation for last week's meal

? = ?

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Answer: 3a + 2c = 73 (last night)

2a + 5c = 89 (last week)

Explanation:

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