Question

Marisol buys 3 pounds of cheese and 3 pounds of sausage for a total cost of $36 the sausage cost $2.00 less per pound than the cheese what is the combined cost of 1 pounds of cheese and 1 pound of sausage

Answer 1

Cheese=$7

Sausage=$5

Answer 2

cheese=$7

sausage=$5

Explanation:

let the cost of a pound cheese be x

that of sausage=x-$2

3x+3(x-2)=3x+3x-6

6x-6=36

6x=36+6

6x=42

x=7