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  • Jan 27, 2008, 05:48 PM
    litelegs
    How do I solve this math quest.
    If 6 cartons of burgers & 5 cartons of bags cost $80.00 and 5 cartons of burgers & 6 cartons of bags cost $85.00, how much does 1 carton of bags cost? And how much does 1 carton of burgers cost? :confused:
  • Jan 28, 2008, 05:07 PM
    robertva
    Solve ONE equation for one of the variables ( cost of one carton of bags = a times the cost of a carton of burgers + b). Note that a will not necessarily be greater than one and b will not necessarily be positive.

    Substituting that result in the other equation WILL result in an equation containing only a single variable (cost of a carton of burgers - but in multiple positions) that you will be able to solve.
  • Jan 28, 2008, 06:43 PM
    litelegs
    Thank I figured it out the burgers are ten and the bags are five

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