Question

Six burritos and four meat patties cost $9.00. A burrito costs 50 cents more than a meat patty. What is the cost of a meat patty?

a) $0.50
b) $1.50
c) $1.00
d) $2.00

Answer 1

The cost of a meat patty, after setting up an equation and solving it, is found to be $0.60, which does not match any of the provided answer choices. This suggests there may be a typo in the quiz options.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the cost of a meat patty, let's denote the price of a meat patty as p dollars. According to the problem, a burrito costs p + 0.50 dollars since it is given that a burrito is 50 cents more than a meat patty. If six burritos and four meat patties cost a total of $9.00, we can write the equation as:

6(p + 0.50) + 4p = 9.00

Expanding this equation, we get:

6p + 3.00 + 4p = 9.00

Combining like terms (6p and 4p), we have:

10p + 3.00 = 9.00

Subtracting 3.00 from both sides gives us:

10p = 6.00

Dividing both sides by 10 gives us the price of a meat patty:

p = 0.60

Therefore, the cost of a meat patty is $0.60, which is not listed in the given options, indicating a potential typo in the problem or the selection options.