Question

Chen is bringing fruit and veggies to serve at an afternoon meeting. He spends a total of $28.70 on 5 pints of cut veggies and 7 pints of cut fruit. The food cost is modeled by the equation 5 v plus 7 f equals 28.70, where v represents the cost of one pint of cut veggies and f represents the cost of one pint of cut fruit. If the cost of each pint of fruit is $2.85, what is the approximate price of a pint of veggies? (Round to the nearest cent, as needed.

Answer 1

Answer: $1.75

Explanation:

Each pint of fruit = $2.85

7 pints of fruit = 2.85 x 7 = 19.95

5 pints of veggies will cost

28.70 - 19.95 = 8.75

Each pint of veggies = 8.75 / 5 = 1.75

Answer 2

one dollar 75 cents

Explanation:

lets write the original equation again

5v+7f=28.70

now, lets put in the cost of the fruit to find cost of veggies

5v+7(2.85)=28.70

5v+19.95=28.70

5v=8.75

5=1.75