Question

Hudson went into a grocery store and bought 5 peaches and 7 mangos, costing a total of $16. Austin went into the same grocery store and bought 10 peaches and 4 mangos, costing a total of $14.50. Determine the price of each peach and the price of each mango.

Answer 1

Let p = peaches

Let m = mangos

We can now develop our system of equations in two variables, the variables chosen to be p and m.

7p + 5m = 16.00

10p + 4m = 14.50

Use the substitution method to find p and m.

Take it from here.