Problema Solution

Sally bought three chocolate bars and a pack of gum and paid $1.75. Jake bought two chocolate bars and four packs of gum and paid $2.00. Find the cost of a chocolate bar and the cost of a pack of gum.

Answer provided by our tutors

3c + g = 1.75

2c + 4g = 2.00

 

-12c - 4g = -7

2c + 4g = 2.00

-10c = -5.00

c = .50

g = .25

So, a chocolate bar is 0.50 and a pack of gum is 0.25.