document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181953>Question 1181953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alice stopped by a coffee shop two days in a row at a conference to buy drinks and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pastries. On the first day, she bought a cup of coffee and two muffins for which she<BR>\n" );
document.write( "paid |6.87. The next day she bought two cups of coffee and three muffins (for herself<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and a friend). Her bill was |11.25. Use the method of elimination to determine the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price of a cup of coffee, and the price of a muffin. Clearly explain your set-up for the<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #811912 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=811912\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> $	x	Price of one coffee								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$	y	Price of one muffin								<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1	x	+	2.00	y	=	6.87				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2	x	+	3.00	y	=	11.25	.............2			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eliminate 	y									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply (1)by		-3								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (2) by		2								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3	x		-6	y	=	-20.61				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4	x		6	y	=	22.50				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the two equations										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.00	x				=	1.89				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	1.00									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x	=	1.89								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of			x	in (1)						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.00	x	+	2.00	y	=	6.87				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.89		+	2.00	y	=	6.87				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "			2.00	y	=	4.98				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "				y	=	2.49				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$	1.89	Price of one coffee								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$	2.49	Price of one muffin								<BR>\n" );
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