ary and Sharon each buy cupcakes and juice boxes to share with their classmates. Mary buys 15 cupcakes and 8 juice boxes. Sharon buys 10 cupcakes and 8 juice boxes. These equations represent the amounts each of them spends:Mary: 15c+8j=16.45 Sharon: 10c+8j=12.70
Accepted Solution
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If It is required to find the price of one cupcake and one juice box. Then solve the equations that represent the amounts each of them spends.
Mary ⇒⇒⇒⇒ 15c + 8j = 16.45 ⇒(1) Sharon ⇒⇒⇒⇒ 10c + 8j = 12.70
⇒(2) solve to find c and j subtract (2) from (1) ∴ 5 c = 16.45 - 12.7 = 3.75 ∴ c = 3.75/5 = 0.75