SOLUTION: Last week a softball team ordered three pizzas and two pitchers of soda after a game, and the bill was $41. This week they ordered five pizzas and three pitchers of soda, and the b

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Question 1047945: Last week a softball team ordered three pizzas and two pitchers of soda after a game, and the bill was $41. This week they ordered five pizzas and three pitchers of soda, and the bill was $67. What is the price of a single pizza, and what is the price of a pitcher of soda?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let p be pizza; s be soda. Then:
3p+2s=41
5p+3s=67
So:
9p+6s=123
10p+6s=134
p=134-123=$11 per pizza
s=$4 per pitcher of soda. ☺☺☺☺