document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=948229>Question 948229</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At the fair, you buy 3 sausage sandwiches and a milkshake and it costs you $8.25.  Your friend buys 1 sausage sandwich and 2 milkshakes and her total is $5.25.  What is the cost of one sandwich and one milkshake?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.  Write a system of equations for this situation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B.  Solve your system using either elimination or substitution.  Make sure to show your work for full credit. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #578720 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><B>amarjeeth123(570)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=578720\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the cost of one sausage sandwich be x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the cost of one milkshake be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We get,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+y=8.25......equation 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2y=5.25......equation 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying equation 1 by 2 we get,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+2y=16.5.....equation 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting equation 2 from 3 we get,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=11.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=8.25-6.75=1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost of one sausage sandwich is $2.25 and the cost of one milkshake is $1.5. </SPAN>\n" );
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