SOLUTION: The employees of a hardware store ordered lunch from a local delicatessen. The lunch consisted of 4 turkey sandwiches and 7 orders of french fries, for a total cost of $23.40. The

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Question 1154039: The employees of a hardware store ordered lunch from a local delicatessen. The lunch consisted of 4 turkey sandwiches and 7 orders of french fries, for a total cost of $23.40. The next day, the employees ordered 5 turkey sandwiches and 5 orders of french fries totaling $24.75. What does the delicatessen charge for a turkey sandwich? What is the charge for an order of french fries?
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t, turkey sandwich price
f, french fries price

system%284t%2B7f=23.4%2C5t%2B5f=24.75%29
Simplify or solve any way you want or need.

You could first simplify the second equation:
system%284t%2B7f=23.4%2Ct%2Bf=4.95%29
From here, if you multiply the second equation by 4, then,.......