SOLUTION: YOU ARE SENT TO THE STORE TO BUY TOMATOES AND BROCCOLI. THREE POUNDS OF TOMATOES AND FOUR POUNDS OF BROCCOLI WILL COST $12. TWO POUNDS OF TOMATOES AND TWO POUNDS OF BROCCOLI WILL C
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Question 144437: YOU ARE SENT TO THE STORE TO BUY TOMATOES AND BROCCOLI. THREE POUNDS OF TOMATOES AND FOUR POUNDS OF BROCCOLI WILL COST $12. TWO POUNDS OF TOMATOES AND TWO POUNDS OF BROCCOLI WILL COST $8. WHAT IS THE INDIVIDUAL COST OF THE TOMATOES AND BROCCOLI? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! THREE POUNDS OF TOMATOES AND FOUR POUNDS OF BROCCOLI WILL COST $12. TWO POUNDS OF TOMATOES AND TWO POUNDS OF BROCCOLI WILL COST $8. WHAT IS THE INDIVIDUAL COST OF THE TOMATOES AND BROCCOLI?
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3T + 4B = 12
2T + 2B = 8
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Multiply 2nd by 2 to get:
4T + 4B = 16
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Subtract that from 1st to get:
-T = -4
T = 4 dollars (price of a pound of tomatoes)
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Substitute to solve for B:
3*4 + 4B = 12
4B = 0
B = 0 (price of a pound of broccoli)
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Stan H.
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