SOLUTION: a cafe sells a regular cup of coffee for $1 and a large cup for $1.50. Melissa and her friends buy 5 cups of coffee and spend a total of $6. Explain how to write and solve a system
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Question 518731: a cafe sells a regular cup of coffee for $1 and a large cup for $1.50. Melissa and her friends buy 5 cups of coffee and spend a total of $6. Explain how to write and solve a system of equations o find the number of large cups they bought.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1*x+1.5y=6
x+y=5
subtract
.5y=1
y=2 large
x=5-2=3 regular
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