SOLUTION: a grocery shopper bought 6 lb. of steak and 20 lb. of ground beef. the steak cost $5/lb more than the ground beef and the total is $82.what was the price per pound for each type o
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Question 996402: a grocery shopper bought 6 lb. of steak and 20 lb. of ground beef. the steak cost $5/lb more than the ground beef and the total is $82.what was the price per pound for each type of meat Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! - Let x be the ground beef.
- The 6lbs of steak were $5 more per pound, and since he bought 6lbs he paid
6*5= 30 more for the steak. So:
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6x+30+20x= 82
26x= 52
x= 2 is the price of the ground meat, and the steak is:
2+5= $7 per lb
Proof:
6*7= 42
20*2=40
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Total 82 We have the correct answer
