The number of calories in a piece of pie is 20 less that 3 times the number of calories in a scoop of ice cream . The pie and the ice cream together have 500 calories. How many calories are in each?

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The number of calories in a piece of pie is 20 less that 3 times the number of calories in a scoop of ice cream . The pie and the ice cream together have 500 calories. How many calories are in each?

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Let c=ice cream and p=pie
3c-20=p
p+c=500
Substitute for p.
p=130 and c=370

Nekeisha answered Aug 18, 2021

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