SOLUTION: Sunny's Cafe bought seven and a half liters of cooking oil and Sammy's Diner bought five and a half liters. If Sunny's Cafe had to pay $10 more than Sammy's Diner, find the price o

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Question 1065071: Sunny's Cafe bought seven and a half liters of cooking oil and Sammy's Diner bought five and a half liters. If Sunny's Cafe had to pay $10 more than Sammy's Diner, find the price of one liter of cooking oil.
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, ikleyn:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the price of 1 liter of cooking oil

Multiply both sides by



One liter costs $5.00
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check:



OK
Answer by ikleyn(52780)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Sunny's Cafe bought seven and a half liters of cooking oil and Sammy's Diner bought five and a half liters.
If Sunny's Cafe had to pay $10 more than Sammy's Diner, find the price of one liter of cooking oil.
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According to the condition, the difference

7.5 liters - 5.5 lites = 2 liters of oil

costs $10.


Hence, 1 liter price is $5.


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