Originally Posted by
Unknown008
Well, the is only one thing you don't know, and that's the price of the item.
So, let it be 'x'.
2x + 1 = 5
'Twice the price of an item, added to the remaining one dollar makes 5 dollars'.
Now, you can solve for x and proceed with the rest of the question.
Sorry, I made a really silly mistake here. I was in too much of a hustle to see the whole question :o
Yes, you have got the first equation, that is :
5x = 2y + 1
where x = number of people and y the price.
For the second piece of information, it's similar:
8x = 3y + 11.5
You only need to solve them simultaneously and you're done.
Rolcam already got the answer. :)