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You and a friend go to Tacos Galore for lunch. You order three soft tacos and three

burritos and your total bill is $11.25. Your friend's bill is $10.00 for four soft tacos
and two burritos. How much do soft tacos cost? How much do burritos cost?


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Answer:

3 tacos and 3 burritos cost $11.25; 4 tacos and 2 burritos cost $10. The difference is 1 more taco and 1 less burrito, for $1.25 less.

So adjust the order repeatedly the same way, adding one taco and taking away one more burrito, and decreasing the cost by $1.25 each time.

3 tacos, 3 burritos, $11.25

4 tacos, 2 burritos, $10.00

5 tacos, 1 burrito, $8.75

6 tacos, 0 burritos, %7.50

The cost of each taco is $7.50/6 = $1.25.

3 of each cost $11.25, so 1 of each cost $3.75; the taco costs $1.25, so the burrito costs $2.50.

ANSWERS: taco $1.25, burrito $2.50

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