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two cassettes and three CDs cost $175 while four cassettes and one cd cost $125. Given that one cassette costs 5x and one cd costs 5y , write two equations in x and y to represent the information.
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two cassettes and three CDs cost $175 while four cassettes and one cd cost $125. Given that one cassette costs 5x and one cd costs 5y , write two equations in x and y to represent the information.

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The first equation is

2*5x+3*5y=175\rightarrow 10x+15y=175
The second equation is

4*5x+5y=125\rightarrow 20x+5y=125
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