<PRE><B>Question 329027</B>
let loaf of bread be $x
jar of peanut butter be $y
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3x+2y=5.49.............1
4x+3y=7.75.............2
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multiply equation 1 by 4 and equation 2 by 3 and subtract to eliminate x
12x+8y=21.96
12x+9y=23.25
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8y-9y=21.96-23.25
-y=-1.29
y= $1.29 the price for peanut butter jar
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plug the value of y in equation 1
3x+2*1.29=5.49
3x= 5.49-2.58
3x=2.91
x=0.97 for loaf of bread</PRE>