SOLUTION: celeste wants to have her hair cut and permed and also go to lunch. she knows she will need $50 the perm cost twice as much as her haircut and she need $5 for her lunch. how m

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Question 319240: celeste wants to have her hair cut and permed and also go to lunch. she knows she will need $50 the perm cost twice as much as her haircut and she need $5 for her lunch.
how much does the perm cost?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let h = cost of haircut
Let p = cost of perm
given:
h+%2B+p+%2B+5+=+50
p+=+2h
By substitution:
h+%2B+2h+%2B+5+=+50
3h+=+45
h+=+15
p+=+2h
p+=+30
The haircut costs $15 and the perm costs $30