Question

Jack spends a total of $16.50 on one bag of popcorn and three drinks.

Jill spends a total of $29.75 for two bags of popcorn and five drinks.
Write a system of equations. Determine and state the price of a bag of popcorn and the price of a drink, to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Sure! Here's a system of equations we can set up to represent this situation:

Let x be the price of a bag of popcorn and y be the price of a drink.

Then we can set up the following system of equations:

x + 3y = 16.50 (equation for Jack's purchases)

2x + 5y = 29.75 (equation for Jill's purchases)

To solve this system of equations, we can use the substitution method.

First, we can solve for x in equation 1:

x = 16.50 - 3y

Then, we can substitute this expression for x into equation 2:

2(16.50 - 3y) + 5y = 29.75

Simplifying this equation, we get:

33 - 6y + 5y = 29.75

Combining like terms, we get:

33 - y = 29.75

Subtracting 29.75 from both sides, we get:

33 - 29.75 - y = -y

Simplifying, we get:

3.25 - y = 0

Subtracting 3.25 from both sides, we get:

-y = -3.25

Dividing both sides by -1, we get:

y = 3.25

So, the price of a drink is $3.25.

Now we can substitute this value for y back into equation 1 to solve for x:

x + 3(3.25) = 16.50

Simplifying, we get:

x + 9.75 = 16.50

Subtracting 9.75 from both sides, we get:

x = 6.75

So, the price of a bag of popcorn is $6.75.

To the nearest cent, the price of a bag of popcorn is $6.75 and the price of a drink is $3.25.

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