SOLUTION: One person orders 2 eggs and 1 sausage patty and is charged $3.83 before tax, and the other person orders 2 sausage patties with 3 eggs which is a total of $6.46 before tax. How mu

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Question 1098749: One person orders 2 eggs and 1 sausage patty and is charged $3.83 before tax, and the other person orders 2 sausage patties with 3 eggs which is a total of $6.46 before tax. How much are they charging per egg and sausage patty?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.2E%2BS=383
2.3E%2B2S=646
Multiply eq. 1 by 2 and subtract from eq. 2,
3E%2B2S-4E-2S=646-766
-E=-120
E=120
Now use either equation to solve for S.