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 $18.90. The

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Question 1162418: 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 $18.90. The next day, the employees ordered 5 turkey sandwiches and 5 orders of french fries totaling $21.00. What does the delicatessen charge for a turkey sandwich? What is the charge for an order of french fries?
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t, price of turkey sandwich
f, price of fries

system%284t%2B7f=18.90%2C5t%2B5f=21%29
Solve the system.

If you want, use as system%284t%2B7f=18.9%2Ct%2Bf=4.2%29