Question

4. If you buy 7 hamburgers and 3 slices of pizza from the Sizzler, you get Sl in change back from a

$20 bill. If you buy 8 hamburgers and 2 slices of pizza, you get $0.50 back from a $20 bill. Find

the price of a hamburger and the price of a slice of pizza.

Answer 1

the price of a hamburger and the price of a slice of pizza is $0.5 and $7.75 respectively

Explanation:

Let us assume the price of a hamburger be x

And, the price of a slice of pizza be y

So the equations are

7x + 3y = 20-1

7x + 3y = 19........(1)

And,

8x + 2y = $19.50........(2)

Now multiply by 2 in equation 1 and 3 in equation 2

So,

14x + 6y = 38

16x + 6y = 39

-2x = -1

x = 0.5

so y =

4 + 2y = $19.50

2y = $19.50 - 4

y = 7.75

Hence, the price of a hamburger and the price of a slice of pizza is $0.5 and $7.75 respectively