SOLUTION: You order the combo plate of fish and chips at lunch for $16. If you had bought them as seperate orders, the fish would have cost three times as much as the fries. What would the c

Question 845984: You order the combo plate of fish and chips at lunch for $16. If you had bought them as seperate orders, the fish would have cost three times as much as the fries. What would the cost of the fries have been?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You order the combo plate of fish and chips at lunch for $16. If you had bought them as seperate orders, the fish would have cost three times as much as the fries. What would the cost of the fries have been?
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Equations:
f + c = 16 dollars
f = 3c
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Substitute for "f" and solve for "c"
3c + c = 16
c = 4 (price of chips)
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f = 3c = $12 (price of fries)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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