SOLUTION: A company sells different sizes of gift baskets with a varying assortment of meat and cheese. A basic basket with 2 cheeses and 3 meats costs $15, a big basket with 3 cheeses and 5
Question 230316: A company sells different sizes of gift baskets with a varying assortment of meat and cheese. A basic basket with 2 cheeses and 3 meats costs $15, a big basket with 3 cheeses and 5 meats costs $24, and a super basket with 7 cheeses and 10 meats costs $50.
a. Write and solve a system of equations using the information about the basic and big baskets.
b. Write and solve a system of equations using the information about the big and super baskets. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = price of 1 cheese in dollars
Let = price of 1 meat in dollars
(a) Basic and Big baskets:
(b) Big and Super baskets:
