document.write( "Question 1058834: you have 5 large cans of tuna plus 4 large cans of cranberry sauce costs a total of $36.81 and 7 large cans of tuna plus 3 cans of cranberry sauce costs a total of $42.20. find the total cost of 1 large can of tuna plus 1 large can of cranberry sauce. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #673980 by jorel555(1290)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let t be cans of tuna, and c be cranberry cans. Then: \n" ); document.write( "5t+4c=3681 and \n" ); document.write( "7t+3c=4220 \n" ); document.write( "So: \n" ); document.write( "15t+12c=11043 \n" ); document.write( "28t+12c=16880 \n" ); document.write( "13t=5837 \n" ); document.write( "t=449 \n" ); document.write( "c=359 \n" ); document.write( "Tuna costs $4.49/can; cranberry sauce costs $3.59/can. ☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( " |