Miles and Emma are buying jam and pies at a farm stand. Mrs. Moore sells all jars of jam for the same price. She also sells all of her pies for price. Miles pays $37.50 for 5 jars of jam and 2 pies. Emma pays $40.50 for 4 jars of jam and 3 pies. Write a system of equations that can be determine the cost of one jar of jam and the cost of one pie. Part 1: Write Mlles' equation

Question

a) 5j/2p=37.50
b) 7x=37.50
c) 5j+2p =37.50
d) j+p=37.50

Answer 1

c) 5j+2p=37.50

Answer 2

Now write Emma's equation.

Answer 3

d) 4j+3p=40.50