Question

The cost of 4 avocados and 5 tomatoes is $3.76. Six avocados and 3 tomatoes cost $4,02. Find the cost of each avocado and each tomatoe.

Answer 1

It costs $0.49 for each avocado and $0.36 for each tomato.

Explanation:

This is a system of equations problem.

Let x represent the avocados and y represent tomatoes:

4x + 5y = 3.76 <--- scenario 1

6x + 3y = 4.02 <---- scenario 2

If we graph these out on a graphing calculator, the lines will intersept at point (0.49,0.36)

The x coordinate represents how much it costs for each avacado and the y coordinate represents how much it costs for each tomato