SOLUTION: Ms Jones orders 3 pizzas and 3 bottles of soda for $23.34 for her 2nd period class. She orders 4 pizzas and 4 bottles of soda for $32.70 for her 6th period class. How much does eac

Question 1179661: Ms Jones orders 3 pizzas and 3 bottles of soda for $23.34 for her 2nd period class. She orders 4 pizzas and 4 bottles of soda for $32.70 for her 6th period class. How much does each pizza and each bottle of soda cost?
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, josgarithmetic:
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Faulty/contradictory data.

3 pizzas and 3 sodas for $23.34 means one of each for $23.34/3 = $7.78

4 pizzas and 4 sodas for $32.70 means one of each for $32.70/4 = $8.175

Re-post with consistent data.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p, Pizza price
b, Bottle of soda price

If each were to represent a line, they would be parallel, so no intersection. Recheck your problem description.
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