SOLUTION: The math club and the science club had fundraisers to buy supplies for a hospice. the math club spent $135 buying 6 cases of juice and 1 case of bottled water. The science club spe

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Question 132197This question is from textbook Prentice hall mathematics algebra 1
: The math club and the science club had fundraisers to buy supplies for a hospice. the math club spent $135 buying 6 cases of juice and 1 case of bottled water. The science club spent $110 buying 4 cases juice and 2 cases bottled water. How much did a case of jucie cost? How much did a case of water cost? This question is from textbook Prentice hall mathematics algebra 1

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j= cost of a case of juice
w = cost of a case of water
(1) 135+=+6j+%2B+1w
(2) 110+=+4j+%2B+2w
Divide (2) by -2 and add to (1)
135+=+6j+%2B+1w
-55+=+-2j+-+1w
80+=+4j
j+=+20
(1) 135+=+6j+%2B+1w
135+=+6%2A20+%2B+w
w+=+135+-+120
w+=+15
The juice costs $20 per case and the water costs $15 per case