SOLUTION: Read the problem and decide whether it has too much or too little information. Judy bought 2 cotton candies and 2 funnel cakes. Her total cost was $10. Wayne bought 3 cotton can

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Question 943471: Read the problem and decide whether it has too much or too little information.
Judy bought 2 cotton candies and 2 funnel cakes. Her total cost was $10. Wayne bought 3 cotton candies and 1 funnel cake. What was the total cost of Wayne's food?
A. Too little
B. Too much
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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B. too little
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Let +a+ = the cost of 1 cotton candy
Let +b+ = the cost of 1 funnel cake
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Judy's equation:
+2a+%2B+2b+=+10+
Wayne's equation:
+3a+%2B+1%2Ab+=+what+
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You have 2 unknowns a and b, but only
1 complete equation