SOLUTION: At the Halloween Shop, 5 bats and 2 cats cost $25. If you buy 2 bats and 3 cats, the cost is $21. How much does each cost?

SOLUTION: At the Halloween Shop, 5 bats and 2 cats cost $25. If you buy 2 bats and 3 cats, the cost is $21. How much does each cost?

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Question 944329: At the Halloween Shop, 5 bats and 2 cats cost $25. If you buy 2 bats and 3 cats, the cost is $21. How much does each cost?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let B=cost of bats and C=cost of cats
5B+2C=$25
2B+3C=$21
Using Linear System Solver Plug-in:

Solved by pluggable solver: Linear System solver (using determinant)

Solve:

Any system of equations:

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(B=3, C=5}

ANSWER B=$3 and C=$5
Each bat costs $3 and each cat costs $5.
CHECK
5 bats and 2 cats cost $25: 5B+2C=5($3)+2($5)=$15+$10=$25
2 bats and 3 cats cost $21: 2B+3C=2($3)+3($5)=$6+$15=$21

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