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Cindy took her five grandchildren to the movies, where she offered to buy all of them popcorn and candy. A popcorn bag costs $4.00, and a box of candy costs $2.50. Cindy ended up spending $35.00 and purchasing one more box of candy than bags of popcorn. Use a system of equations to model the situation above, and determine which of the following is a possible description of Cindy's purchase

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5 bags of popcorn; 6 boxes of candy

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The correct answer is 5 bags of popcorn and 6 boxes of candy, 4.00 times 5 is 20 and 2.50 is 15 making 35
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