Rick and Casey are buying fish at the local market for their restaurants. Rick buys 5 brook trout for x dollars each and 2 rainbow trout
for y dollars each and pays $160 for the fish. Casey buys 3 brook trout for x dollars each and 4 rainbow trout for y dollars each and
pays $194 for the fish. The system of equations shown below represents this situation.
52 + 2y = 160
33 + 4y = 194
Which statement is true?
A.
A rainbow trout costs $17 more than a brook trout.
OB. Rick spent more money on rainbow trout than he did on brook trout.
C. Casey spent 3 times as much on brook trout than he did on rainbow trout.
D. Casey paid $18 for each rainbow trout.
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