SOLUTION: 1. Per capita spending on chocolate in country A during 2011 was 18 less than four times the per capita in country B. If the combined per capita spending was 227$, what was the pe

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Question 987459: 1. Per capita spending on chocolate in country A during 2011 was 18 less than four times the per capita in country B. If the combined per capita spending was 227$, what was the per capita amount for country's a and b.
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A=per capita spending in Country A=4B-18; B=per capita spending in Country B
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A+B=$227 Substitute for A
(4B-18)+B=$227
5B=$245
B=$49
ANSWER 1: Per capita spending on chocolate in Country B was $49.
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A=4B-18=4($49)-18=$196-18=$178
ANSWER 2: Per capita spending on chocolate in Country A was $178
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CHECK:
A+B=$227
$178+$49=$227
$227=$227