Question

Alexander went into a movie theater and bought 3 candies and 2 pretzels, costing a total of $17.50. Andres went into the same movie theater and bought 9 candies and 4 pretzels, costing a total of $44. Determine the price of each candy and the price of each pretzel

Answer 1

3c + 2p = $17.50---->6c + 4p = $35

9c + 4p = $44-------->9c + 4p = $44

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3c = $9

c = $3, p = $4.25

$3/candy, $4.25/pretzel