SOLUTION: Chelsea and Shreya are selling pies for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy cherry pies and pumpkin pies. Chelsea sold 4 cherry pies and 4 pumpkin pies for a total of $120. Shr

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Question 1076695: Chelsea and Shreya are selling pies for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy cherry pies and
pumpkin pies. Chelsea sold 4 cherry pies and 4 pumpkin pies for a total of $120. Shreya sold 8
cherry pies and 13 pumpkin pies for a total of $340. Find the cost each of one cherry pie and one
pumpkin pie.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let c be cherry pies, and p be pumpkin pies. Then
4c+4p=120
8c+13p=340
Then
8c+13p=340
8c+8p=240
5p=100
p=20
c=10
Cherry pies are $10/pie, and pumpkin pies are $20/pie. ☺☺☺☺