Question
Stefan bought 2 turkey sandwiches and 5 ham sandwiches for a total cost of $40.50. Nancy bought 4 turkey sandwiches and 1 ham sandwich for a total cost of $31.50. The equations below represent Stefan's and Nancy's purchases.
{2t+5h=40.504t+h=31.50
What is the cost of one turkey sandwich?
{2t+5h=40.504t+h=31.50
What is the cost of one turkey sandwich?
Answers
PsyDAG
2t+5h=40.50
4t+h=31.50
Multiply second equation by 5, then subtract the first equation from the second. You should be able to take it from there.
4t+h=31.50
Multiply second equation by 5, then subtract the first equation from the second. You should be able to take it from there.