document.write( "Question 90655: Sally bought three chocolate bars and a pack of gum and paid $1.75. Jake bought two chocolate bars and four packs of gum and paid $2.00. Find the cost of a chocolate bar and the cost of a pack of gum \n" ); document.write( "
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3C+G=175 OR G=175-3C
\n" ); document.write( "2C+4G=200 NOW SUBSTITIUTE (175-3C) FOR G IN THIS EQUATION & SOLVE FOR C.
\n" ); document.write( "2C+4(175-3C)=200
\n" ); document.write( "2C+700-12C=200
\n" ); document.write( "-10C=200-700
\n" ); document.write( "-10C=-500
\n" ); document.write( "C=-500/-10
\n" ); document.write( "C=50 COST OF THE CHOCOLATE BAR.
\n" ); document.write( "3*50+G=175
\n" ); document.write( "150+G=175
\n" ); document.write( "G=175-150\
\n" ); document.write( "G=25 COST OF GUM.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF
\n" ); document.write( "2*50+4*25=200
\n" ); document.write( "100+100=200
\n" ); document.write( "200=200
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