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dennis and aldris go to the movie theater and purchase refreshments for their friends dennis spends a total of $18.25 on two bags of popcorn and three drinks. aldris spends $27.50 on 4 bags of popcorn and two drinks write a system equation that can be used to find the price of one popcorn and one drink

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4x + 2y = 27.50
4(5.75) + 2y = 27.50
23 + 2y = 27.50
2y = 4.50
y = 2.25 I think ?
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