SOLUTION: The local deli purchased sandwich bread for the week. They spent $38.75 on 6 loaves of wheat bread, 7 loaves of white bread and 3 loaves of Italian olive bread. The white bread c

Question 1037298: The local deli purchased sandwich bread for the week. They spent $38.75 on 6 loaves of wheat bread, 7 loaves of white bread and 3 loaves of Italian olive bread. The white bread costs half as much as the wheat bread and 1/4 as much as the Italian olive bread. What is the price of a loaf of white bread?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
wheat bread=2 x white bread
olive bread=4 x white bread
6(2w)+7w+3(4w)=3875
31w=3875
w=$1.25 for white bread
2w=$2.50 for wheat bread
4w=$5.00 for Italian Olive bread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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