SOLUTION: Shopper purchased 12lb of steak and 30lb of ground beef. Steak costs $5 more per pound with the total bill being $82. What is the price per pound of each meat. I am a parent tryin

Question 1125500: Shopper purchased 12lb of steak and 30lb of ground beef. Steak costs $5 more per pound with the total bill being $82. What is the price per pound of each meat. I am a parent trying to help. Just need a nudge...
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let price per pound for ground beef be p.

MEAT         PRICEperpound       QUANTITY       COST

STEAK           p+5               12           12(p+5)

Grd. BEEF       p                 30           30p

TOTAL                                          82

Solve for p in equation .
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