SOLUTION: 5 Kg of tea and 8 Kg of coffee cost $58. The price of tea increases by 15% and that of coffee by 10%. The new total is $65.30. What are the new prices for 1 Kg of tea and 1 Kg of c

Question 133520: 5 Kg of tea and 8 Kg of coffee cost $58. The price of tea increases by 15% and that of coffee by 10%. The new total is $65.30. What are the new prices for 1 Kg of tea and 1 Kg of coffee?

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5 Kg of tea and 8 Kg of coffee cost $58. The price of tea increases by 15% and that of coffee by 10%. The new total is $65.30. What are the new prices for 1 Kg of tea and 1 Kg of coffee?
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Let x = original price of tea
Let y = original price of coffee:
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Write two equations:
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Original cost equation:
5x + 8y = 58
5x = 58 - 8y
x =
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New cost equation:
5(1.15x) + 8(1.1y) = 65.30
5.75x + 8.8y = 65.30
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Replace x in the above equation with
5.75 + 8.8y = 65.30
Cancel 5 into 5.75
1.15(58-8y) + 8.8y = 65.30
66.7 - 9.2y + 8.8y = 65.30
-9.2y + 8.8y = 65.30 - 66.7
-.4y = -1.4
y = $3.50 original cost of the coffee
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Then: 1.1 * 3.50 = $3.85 new cost of the coffee
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Find original cost of the tea
5x + 8(3.5) = 58
5x + 28 = 58
5x = 58 - 28
x = 30/5
x = $6.00 original cost of the tea
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Then: 1.15 * 6 = $6.90 new cost of the tea
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Check solutions by finding the new total
5(6.9) + 8(3.85) =
34.5 + 30.8 = 65.30 confirms our solutions

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