SOLUTION: Cucumbers are .79 each and tomatoes are .56 each. How many of each can be bought with exactly 5.96?

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Question 338596: Cucumbers are .79 each and tomatoes are .56 each. How many of each can be bought with exactly 5.96?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let C be the number of cukes, T the number of tomatoes.
79C%2B56T=596
4 cukes and 3 tomatos.