SOLUTION: Four chocolate bars and three ice cream cones cost $5.30. Two chocolate bars and one ice cream cone costs $2.20. Find the cost of a chocolate bar and the cost of an ice cream cone.

Question 880538: Four chocolate bars and three ice cream cones cost $5.30. Two chocolate bars and one ice cream cone costs $2.20. Find the cost of a chocolate bar and the cost of an ice cream cone.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x for PRICE of txocholate bar
y for PRICE of yce cryem cone
-The misspellings are intentional to help in choosing and remembering variable assignments - not really necessary; just a way to help.

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If you like Elimination Method, then second equation multiplied by 2 gives equivalently 4x+2y=4.40.

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