Question

Tina's family buys 4 cheeseburgers and 3 orders of fries for $7.25. Louise's family buys 6 cheeseburgers and 3 orders of fries for $9.75. What is the total cost of 1 cheeseburger and 1 order of fries?

Answer 1

cheeseburgers cost= $1.25 and

Fries cost = $0.75

Explanation:

Given data

let cheeseburgers be x

and fries be y

4x+3y= 7.25--------------1

6x+3y= 9.75--------------2

Subtract the equations

4x+3y= 7.25--------------1

6x+3y= 9.75--------------2

-2x+0= -2.5

2x=2.5

x=2.5/1.5

x= 1.25

Put x= 1.25 in 1

4x+3y= 7.25--------------1

4(1.25)+3y= 7.25--------------1

5+3y= 7.25

3y=7.25-5

3y=2.25

y= 2.25/3

y= 0.75

Hence cheeseburgers cost= $1.25 and

Fries cost = $0.75