document.write( "Question 44573: Sally bought three chocolate bars and a pack of gum and paid $1.75. Jake bought two chocolate bars and four packs of gum and paid $2.00. Find the cost of chocolate bar and the cost of a pack of gum. \n" ); document.write( "

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Cost of Chocolate Bar: b
\n" ); document.write( "Cost of Pack of Gum: p
\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3b+%2B+p+=+1.75\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2b+%2B+4p+=+2.00\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Combine:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-12b+-+4p+=+-7\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"2b+%2B+4p+=+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "=
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-10b+=+-5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b+=+0.50\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Plug:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3b+%2B+p+=+1.75\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%280.50%29+%2B+p+=+1.75\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1.5+%2B+p+=+1.75\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p+=+0.25\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Bar of Chocolate: $0.50
\n" ); document.write( "Pack of Gum: $0.25 \n" ); document.write( "

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