Question

Castel and Chelsea are selling pies for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy cherry pies and lemon meringue pies. Castel sold 1 cherry pie and 5 lemon meringue pies for a total of $69. Chelsea sold 5 cherry pies and 7 lemon meringue pies for a total of $129. Find the cost each of one cherry pie and one lemon meringue pie.

Answer 1

the cost each of one cherry pie and one lemon meringue pie is 9 and $12 respectively

Explanation:

The computation of the cost of one cherry pie and the lemon meringue pie is shown below:

Let us assume the cherry pie be x

And, the lemon meringue pie be y

So according to the question

x + 5y = $69

5x + 7y = $129

Now multiply by 5 in the equation 1

5x + 25y = $345

5x + 7y = $129

18y = $216

y = $12

And, x would be

x + 5($12) = $69

x = $9

Hence, the cost each of one cherry pie and one lemon meringue pie is 9 and $12 respectively