document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059436>Question 1059436</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone show me how to solve the following linear story problem? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Christopher orders a 3 topping pizza for $15.35,and a 5 topping pizza for $17.95. Write and solve a system of linear equations to find the price of a plain cheese pizza (no toppings) and the cost of each topping. I sure need help on this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can someone show me how to solve the following linear story problem? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Christopher orders a 3 topping pizza for $15.35,and a 5 topping pizza for $17.95. Write and solve a system of linear equations to find the price of a plain cheese pizza (no toppings) and the cost of each topping. I sure need help on this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks a lot.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Let cost of a plain pizza be P, and cost of each topping, T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we get: P + 3T = 15.35 ------ eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, P + 5T = 17.95 ------- eq (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- 2T = - 2.6 ------- Subtract eq (ii) from eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C8%2C+Cost%2C+of%2C+each%2C+topping%2C+%22=%22%2C+%28-+2.6%29%2F%28-+2%29%2C+or%2C+%22%241.30%22%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P + 3(1.3) = 15.35 ------- Substituting 1.3 for T in eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P + 3.9 = 15.35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C9%2C+Cost%2C+of%2C+each%2C+plain%2C+pizza%2C+%22=%22%2C+15.35+-+3.9%2C+or%2C+%22%2411.45%22%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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