document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32231>Question 32231</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two girls went to the store for rice and sugar.  One girl bought 3 kilograms of sugar and 2 kilograms of rice for $3.25.  The other girl bought 2 kilograms of sugar and 2 kilograms of rice for $2.50.  Find the price per kilogram for both the sugar and the rice. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #18758 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=18758\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LEt the price of sugar be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the price of Rice be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2y=3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=3.25-3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1.625-1.5x (subsitution)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second set:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2y=2.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subsitute for y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2(1.625-1.5x)=2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3x=2.5-3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1.625-1.5(0.75)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the price of single kilo of sugar is $0.75 and the price of single kilo of rice is $0.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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