Question

Adam can buy 3 buckets of popcorn and 3 drinks for $25.50. Tanya

can buy 2 buckets of popcorn and 3 drinks for $19.50. How much
is one bucket of popcorn?
$25.50
O $4.75
$6.00
O $3.00

Answer 1

Let price of drink be x

price of tub y

You have 4x+2y=32.5 (1) and

x = y -3.5 (2)

Plug for x from (2) into (1):

4(y-3.5) + 2y = 32.5

4y -14 +2y = 32.5

6y = 14+32.5

y = (46.5)/6 = $7.75 the price of tub

x= y-3.5 = 7.75 - 3.5 = $4.75