document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232281>Question 232281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the sentence below and write the 2 equations. Then solve the equations using substitution or addition.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Six bananas and three kiwis cost $3.36. Two bananas and five kiwis cost $3.04. Find the cost of a banana and the cost of a kiwi. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up the following. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 times b would give the cost of the bananas where b is the price of one banana. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 times k would be the cost for the kiwis. Total is $3.36 The equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b + 3k = $3.36   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other equation would look like this: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b + 5k = $3.04   Let's multiply this equation by -3 so to get 2b into -6b then we'll add both equations together. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 6b + 3k = $3.36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6b -15k = -9.12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We add the two above equations to get: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    -12k = -5.76   Solve for k by dividing -12 into both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       k = .48  So the kiwi costs $0.48 each. Plug this into one of the original equations to look like this: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b + 3(.48) = $3.36   Subtract $1.44 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b = $1.92            Divide each side by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( " b = $.32             So the bananas each cost $0.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kiwis cost $0.48 each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bananas cost $0.32 each<BR>\n" );
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