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1.1.22Question HelpAngie and Kenny play online video games. Angie buys 1 software package and 3 months of game play, Kenny buys 2 software packages and 2 months of gameplay. Each software package costs $25. If their total cost is $125, what is the cost of one month of game play?

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We have a system of linear equations:

Let S be the price of software package and M be the price of the month of game play.

Angie buys 1 software package and 3 months of gameplay, while Kenny buys 2 software packages and 2 months of game play. The total cost for them is $125.

We can write this as:


\begin{gathered} (1S+3M)+(2S+2M)=125 \\ 3S+5M=125 \end{gathered}

We also know that each software package cost $25. This can be written as:


S=25

We can replace this last equation in the first one, and calculate M:


\begin{gathered} 3S+5M=125 \\ 3(25)+5M=125 \\ 75+5M=125 \\ 5M=125-75 \\ 5M=50 \\ M=(50)/(5) \\ M=10 \end{gathered}

The cost of one month of game play is $10.

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