SOLUTION: At a grocery store, Rick bought 4 loaves of bread and 3 gallons of milk for $20. Danny bought 6 loaves of bread and 2 gallons of milk for $25. Identify the cost of a loaf of bread

Question 918596: At a grocery store, Rick bought 4 loaves of bread and 3 gallons of milk for $20. Danny bought 6 loaves of bread and 2 gallons of milk for $25. Identify the cost of a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4b + 3m = 20
-3/2(6b + 2m = 25)
-5b = -75/2 + 20
-5b = -35/2
b = $3.50, cost of a loaf of bread
m = = 6/3 = $2.00, cost of a gallon of milk
and...checking

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