SOLUTION: a small can of an energy drink contains 5 more calories than 7 times the number of calories in a shot of the same energy drink. if a small can and a shot contain a total of 181 cal

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Question 911117: a small can of an energy drink contains 5 more calories than 7 times the number of calories in a shot of the same energy drink. if a small can and a shot contain a total of 181 calories , how many calories are n each drink
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, how many calories in 1 shot
y, how many calories in 1 small can
Reason for those variable assignments is the question, "how many calories in each drink?"

y=5+7x and x+y=181.

When the variable assigning and the equations make sense to you, you are ready to just solve the system of those equations for x and y. A simple substitution is easy to do.