document.write( "Question 73402: OK, new problem.
\n" ); 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
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); 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!!!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #52525 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Let c=price of chocolate bar, g=price of gum
\n" ); document.write( "The word problem translates to
\n" ); document.write( "\"3c%2Bg=1.75\"Sally bought three choclate bars and a pack of gum and paid $1.75
\n" ); document.write( "\"2c%2B4g=2\"Jake bought two choclate bars and four packs of gum and paid $2.00
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for g on the first equation
\n" ); document.write( "\"g=1.75-3c\"Plug this into g of \"2c%2B4%2Ahighlight%28g%29=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2c%2B4%2Ahighlight%281.75-3c%29=2\"Now distribute the 4
\n" ); document.write( "\"2c%2B7-12c=2\"Subtract like terms
\n" ); document.write( "\"-10c=2-7\"Subtract 7 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"-10c=-5\"Divide both sides by -10
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=-5%2F-10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=1%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "So the chocolate bar costs $0.50. Use this to find the price of gum
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28.5%29%2B4g=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2B4g=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4g=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"g=1%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "So the gum costs $0.25
\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"3c%2Bg=1.75\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%280.5%29%2B0.25=1.75\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1.5%2B0.25=1.75\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1.75=1.75\"Works
\n" ); document.write( "\"2c%2B4g=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%280.5%29%2B4%280.25%29=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2B1=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2=2\"Works
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