document.write( "Question 877161: a fishing enthusiast buys 50 maggots and 20 worms for $1.10 and her mother buys 30 maggots and 40 worms for $1.50.Find the cost of one maggot and one worm \n" ); document.write( "
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a fishing enthusiast buys 50 maggots and 20 worms for $1.10 and her mother buys 30 maggots and 40 worms for $1.50.Find the cost of one maggot and one worm
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = cost of on maggot
\n" ); document.write( "and y = cost of one worm
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\n" ); document.write( "50x + 20y = 1.10
\n" ); document.write( "30x + 40y = 1.50
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\n" ); document.write( "-100x - 40y = -2.20
\n" ); document.write( " 30x + 40y = 1.50
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\n" ); document.write( "-70x = -0.7
\n" ); document.write( "x = -0.7/(-70)
\n" ); document.write( "x = 0.01 (one maggot cost 1 cent)
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\n" ); document.write( "cost of worm:
\n" ); document.write( "50x + 20y = 1.10
\n" ); document.write( "50(0.01) + 20y = 1.10
\n" ); document.write( ".5 + 20y = 1.10
\n" ); document.write( "20y = .6
\n" ); document.write( "y = .6/20
\n" ); document.write( "y = 0.03 (one worm cost 3 cents) \n" ); document.write( "
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