SOLUTION: Read the problem and decide whether it has too much or too little information. Judy bought 2 cotton candies and 2 funnel cakes. Her total cost was $10. Wayne bought 3 cotton can

Question 943471: Read the problem and decide whether it has too much or too little information.
Judy bought 2 cotton candies and 2 funnel cakes. Her total cost was $10. Wayne bought 3 cotton candies and 1 funnel cake. What was the total cost of Wayne's food?
A. Too little
B. Too much
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
B. too little
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Let = the cost of 1 cotton candy
Let = the cost of 1 funnel cake
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Judy's equation:

Wayne's equation:

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You have 2 unknowns a and b, but only
1 complete equation
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