SOLUTION: Two pounds of meat and one pound of cheese costs $18.47. While a pound and a half of meat and a half pound of cheese costs $12.73. Determine the cost of a pound of meat and a pound
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Question 1060327: Two pounds of meat and one pound of cheese costs $18.47. While a pound and a half of meat and a half pound of cheese costs $12.73. Determine the cost of a pound of meat and a pound of cheese. Found 2 solutions by jorel555, MathTherapy:Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let m be meat, and c be cheese. Then:
2m+1.5c=18.47
1.5m+.5c=12.73
4.5m+1.5c=38.19
2.5m=38.19-18.47=19.72
m=$7.888 as the cost per pound of meat; and $1.796 as the cost of cheese. ☺☺☺☺
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Two pounds of meat and one pound of cheese costs $18.47. While a pound and a half of meat and a half pound of cheese costs $12.73. Determine the cost of a pound of meat and a pound of cheese.
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