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chen is bringing fruit and veggies to serve at an afternoon meeting. he spends a total of $28.70 on 5 pints of cut veggies and 7 pints of cut fruit. the food cost is modeled by the equation 5v 7f = 28.70, where v represents the cost of one pint of cut veggies and f represents the cost of one pint of cut fruit. if the cost of each pint of fruit is $2.85, what is the approximate price of a pint of veggies? (round to the nearest cent.) $1.75

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5v + 7f = 28.70
f = 2.85

5v + 7(2.85) = 28.70
5v + 19.95 = 28.70
5v = 28.70 - 19.95
5v = 8.75
v = 8.75/5
v = 1.75 <=== yes, it is 1.75 per pint of veggies
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