SOLUTION: The cost of 3 identical bowls is the same as the cost of 2 identical plates. A plate cost $1.40 more than a bowl. What is the total cost of 1 bowl and 1 plate.

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Question 915255: The cost of 3 identical bowls is the same as the cost of 2 identical plates. A plate cost $1.40 more than a bowl. What is the total cost of 1 bowl and 1 plate.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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b, price for bowl
p, price for plate
p=1.4%2Bb

3b=2p
3b=2%28b%2B1.4%29
3b=2b%2B2.8
highlight%28b=2.8%29

highlight%28p=4.2%29