SOLUTION: Alex stocks up for winter. He buys 32 cans of vegetables. He pays $0.80 cents per can for tomatoes and $0.40 per can for corn. The total cost is $18. How many cans of tomatoes

Question 1079769: Alex stocks up for winter. He buys 32 cans of vegetables. He pays $0.80 cents per can for tomatoes and $0.40 per can for corn. The total cost is $18. How many cans of tomatoes does he buy?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of cans of tomatoes he buys
Let = number of cans of corn he buys
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
(2)
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Subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
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He bought 13 cans of tomatoes
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check:
(1)
(1)
(1)
and
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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