Question

Mary bought 2 large popcorn buckets and 4 small drinks for $20. Linda bought 2 large popcorn buckets and 2 small drinks for $14. What was the cost for the large popcorn and the small drink?

Answer 1

the cost for the large popcorn and the small drink is $4 and $3 respectively

Explanation:

The computation of the cost for the large popcorn and the small drink is shown below:

Let us assume the cost of the large popcorn be x

ANd, the small drink cost be y

Now as per the question

2x + 4y = $20

2x + 2y = $14

Now subtract equation 2 from equation 1

2y = $6

y = $3

Now for x it is

2x + 12 = $20

2x = $8

x = $4

Hence, the cost for the large popcorn and the small drink is $4 and $3 respectively