SOLUTION: a bottle of shampoo and a bottle of body wash cost 14.50 in all. if you buy 3 shampoo and 5 body wash for 56.90. how much was each bottle of shampoo
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Question 549607: a bottle of shampoo and a bottle of body wash cost 14.50 in all. if you buy 3 shampoo and 5 body wash for 56.90. how much was each bottle of shampoo
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x unit price shampoo
y unit price body wash
1 x + 1 y = 14.5 .............1
3 x + 5 y = 57 .............2
Eliminate y
multiply (1)by -5
Multiply (2) by 1
-5 x -5 y = -72.5
3 x + 5 y = 56.9
Add the two equations
-2 x = -15.60
/ -2
x = 7.80
plug value of x in (1)
1 x + 1 y = 14.5
7.8 + 1 y = 14.5
1 y = 14.5
1 y = 6.7
y = 6 7/10
shampoo unit price 7.80
body wash unit price 6.70
m.ananth@hotmail.ca
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