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Two pizzas and a salad cost $29.00. Three pizzas and 2 salads cost $46.00. How much is a pizza? How much is a salad? Write the system of equations that would be used to solve this problem.

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User Anushree
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Pizza = x
Salad = y

2x+y=29
3x+2y=46

4x+2y=58
3x+2y=46

x=12

2(12)+y=29
24+y=29
y=5

Pizza= $12
Salad = $5
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User Paul Degnan
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