SOLUTION: You order the combo plate of fish and chips at lunch for $16. If you had bought them as seperate orders, the fish would have cost three times as much as the fries. What would the c

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Question 845984: You order the combo plate of fish and chips at lunch for $16. If you had bought them as seperate orders, the fish would have cost three times as much as the fries. What would the cost of the fries have been?
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You order the combo plate of fish and chips at lunch for $16. If you had bought them as seperate orders, the fish would have cost three times as much as the fries. What would the cost of the fries have been?
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Equations:
f + c = 16 dollars
f = 3c
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Substitute for "f" and solve for "c"
3c + c = 16
c = 4 (price of chips)
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f = 3c = $12 (price of fries)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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