SOLUTION: solve by addition. At el loyo taco 3 tacos and 2 buritos cost 9.50, while 5 tacos cost the same as 3 burritos. How much is one tacos plus one burrito?

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Question 882887: solve by addition. At el loyo taco 3 tacos and 2 buritos cost 9.50, while 5 tacos cost the same as 3 burritos. How much is one tacos plus one burrito?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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3T%2B2B=9.50
5T=3B
Multiply the first equation by 5.
15T%2B10B=47.5
Substitute from the second equation,
5T=3B
15T=9B
So,
9B%2B10B=47.5
19B=47.5
B=2.50
Then,
5T=3%282.50%29
T=1.50
SO then the cost of 1 of each would be,
B%2BT=2.50%2B1.50=4.00