SOLUTION: George Bought 7 tacos for his Family. Chicken Tacos are $2.00 while Steak Tacos are $3.00 per taco. George spent $16.00. How many of each Taco did George buy? Show your work is cor

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Question 1065615: George Bought 7 tacos for his Family. Chicken Tacos are $2.00 while Steak Tacos are $3.00 per taco. George spent $16.00. How many of each Taco did George buy? Show your work is correct by placing it on a Graph
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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Chicken: C
Steak : S
C+S = 7 subtract S from both sides:
C = 7-S
2C+3S = 16 substitute for C:
2(7-S)+3S = 16
14-2S+3S = 16
S = 2
He got 2 steak and 5 chicken.
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Check:
Steak: 2(3) = 6
Chicken: 5(2)= 10
and 6+10 is 16, so my answer is correct.
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John