document.write( "Question 512021: if 5 burritos and 3 tacos cost $20.25 and 2 burritos and 4 tqacos cost $13, how much does it cost for each burrito and each taco? \n" ); document.write( "
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5b + 3t = 20.25
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\n" ); document.write( "multiply the first equation by 4, the second by 3, and subtract the second.
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\n" ); document.write( "20b + 12t = 81
\n" ); document.write( "6b + 12t = 39
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\n" ); document.write( "14b = 42
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\n" ); document.write( "b= $3
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\n" ); document.write( "2*3 + 4t = 13
\n" ); document.write( "4t = 7
\n" ); document.write( "t = 7/4
\n" ); document.write( "t = $1.75
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\n" ); document.write( "Check to see if the other equation is right.
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\n" ); document.write( "5*3 + 3*1.75 = ??
\n" ); document.write( "15 + 5.25 = 20.25
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer: burrito = $3.00, taco = $1.75
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\n" ); document.write( "Done.
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