document.write( "Question 1060327: Two pounds of meat and one pound of cheese costs $18.47. While a pound and a half of meat and a half pound of cheese costs $12.73. Determine the cost of a pound of meat and a pound of cheese. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let m be meat, and c be cheese. Then:
\n" ); document.write( "2m+1.5c=18.47
\n" ); document.write( "1.5m+.5c=12.73
\n" ); document.write( "4.5m+1.5c=38.19
\n" ); document.write( "2.5m=38.19-18.47=19.72
\n" ); document.write( "m=$7.888 as the cost per pound of meat; and $1.796 as the cost of cheese. ☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( "

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