SOLUTION: some friends went to the local movie theater and bought four buckets of large popcorn and six boxes of candy. The total for the snacks was $46.50. The last time you were at the the

Question 1033314: some friends went to the local movie theater and bought four buckets of large popcorn and six boxes of candy. The total for the snacks was $46.50. The last time you were at the theater you bought a large popcorn and a box of candy and the total was $9.75. How much would 2 large buckets of popcorn and 3 boxes of candy cost? This is a problem set problem
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some friends went to the local movie theater and bought four buckets of large popcorn and six boxes of candy. The total for the snacks was $46.50. The last time you were at the theater you bought a large popcorn and a box of candy and the total was $9.75. How much would 2 large buckets of popcorn and 3 boxes of candy cost? This is a problem set problem
4L + 6C = 46.50
L + C = 9.75
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Modify the 1st equation:
2L + 3C = $23.25
That is the answer to your question.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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