SOLUTION: The difference in cost between a large bag of chips and a small bag of chips was 90�. Alicia bought 5 large bags and 3 small bags of chips for her party and spent $17.22. What was

SOLUTION: The difference in cost between a large bag of chips and a small bag of chips was 90�. Alicia bought 5 large bags and 3 small bags of chips for her party and spent $17.22. What was

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Question 270409: The difference in cost between a large bag of chips and a small bag of chips was 90�. Alicia bought 5 large bags and 3 small bags of chips for her party and spent $17.22. What was the cost of a small bag of chips?
Answer by Greenfinch(383) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let a small bag be x, then a large bag is x + 90
3x + 5(x + 90)= 17.22
8x + 4.50 = 17.22
8x = 12.72
x = 1.59
So small is $1.59, and large is $2.49
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