SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem, using substitution or elimination: At a concession stand, one person purchased 3 drinks and 3 soft pretzels for a total of $9.00. Another

Question 1024944: Please help me solve this word problem, using substitution or elimination:
At a concession stand, one person purchased 3 drinks and 3 soft pretzels for a total of $9.00. Another person purchased 4 drinks and 2 soft pretzels for a total of $8.50. What was the price of one drink?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2,

Now use either equation to solve for P.

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