SOLUTION: During a late night visit to Taco Bell, Giovanni orders three crunchy tacos and a chicken chalupa supreme. His order contains 1390mg of sodium. Jurgis order contains two crunchy ta

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Question 1129227: During a late night visit to Taco Bell, Giovanni orders three crunchy tacos and a chicken chalupa supreme. His order contains 1390mg of sodium. Jurgis order contains two crunchy tacos and two chicken chalupa, and his order contains 1620mg sodium. How much sodium is in each item?
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t, mg of sodium in taco
c, mg of sodium in chalupa

system%283t%2Bc=1390%2C2t%2B2c=1620%29

system%283t%2Bc=1390%2Ct%2Bc=810%29

E1-E2, and divide by 2, to find t....