SOLUTION: lisa and berverly had just $5 to spend for an after school snack. they could have bought 2 hamburgers and 1 carton of milk with no change back. or 1 hamburger and 2 cartons of milk
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Question 190677: lisa and berverly had just $5 to spend for an after school snack. they could have bought 2 hamburgers and 1 carton of milk with no change back. or 1 hamburger and 2 cartons of milk with 40 cent change back. how much does a carton of milk cost Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! lisa and berverly had just $5 to spend for an after school snack. they could have bought 2 hamburgers and 1 carton of milk with no change back. or 1 hamburger and 2 cartons of milk with 40 cent change back. how much does a carton of milk cost
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Equations:
2h + m = 500 cents
h +2m = 460 cents
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Multiply thru the 1st eq. to set it up for elimination:
4h + 2m = 1000
h + 2m = 460
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Subtract 2nd from 1st to solve for "h":
3h = 540
h = 180 cents (cost of a hamburger)
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Substitute into h + 2m = 460 to solve for "m":
180 + 2m = 460
2m = 280
m = 140 cents (cost of a carton of mild)
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Stan H.
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