SOLUTION: How do you set up the following word problem to be solved? Joe spent $7.75 to purchase 23 snacks for the club meeting. Chips are $0.25 and pretzels are $0.50. How many of each

Question 1063472: How do you set up the following word problem to be solved?
Joe spent $7.75 to purchase 23 snacks for the club meeting. Chips are $0.25 and pretzels are $0.50. How many of each type of snack did Joe buy?

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you set up the following word problem to be solved?
Joe spent $7.75 to purchase 23 snacks for the club meeting. Chips are $0.25 and pretzels are $0.50. How many of each type of snack did Joe buy?
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C + P = 23 (# of snacks)
25C + 50P = 775 (cost of snacks)

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c Chips
p Pretzels

Subtract second equation from the first equation.

and from this, .
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