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Answer:

  • Swimming Pool: $5000
  • Caribbean: $15000

Explanation:

Let p and c represent the costs (in thousands) of swimming pool and Caribbean weddings, respectively. We have ...

5p +2c = 55 . . . . . total cost of the weddings

p = c -10 . . . . . . . . the difference in their cost

Substituting for p in the first equation gives ...

5(c -10) +2c = 55

7c -50 = 55

7c = 105

c = 15

p = 15 -10 = 5

The Swimming Pool weddings cost $5000; the Caribbean weddings cost $15,000.

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