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document.write( "Sally bought three choclate bars and a pack of gum and paid $1.75. Jake bought two choclate bars and four packs of gum and paid $2.00. Find the cost of a choclate bar and a pack of gum.\r
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document.write( " I think the format for this goes like this but I am not sure I am right. I would put the x/choclate bars and y/gum for each then work it out for each right? Help!!! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #52525 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let c=price of chocolate bar, g=price of gum \n" ); document.write( "The word problem translates to \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Solve for g on the first equation \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So the chocolate bar costs $0.50. Use this to find the price of gum \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So the gum costs $0.25 \n" ); document.write( "Check: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |