Christian went into a movie theater and bought 8 drinks and 10 candies, costing a total of $94. Dianelys went into the same movie theater and bought 9 drinks and 6 candies, costing a total of $79.50. Write a system of equations that could be used to determine the price of each drink and the price of each candy. Define the variables that you use to write the system.

Question

Christian went into a movie theater and bought 8 drinks and 10 candies, costing a total of $94. Dianelys went into the same movie theater and bought 9 drinks and 6 candies, costing a total of $79.50. Write a system of equations that could be used to determine the price of each drink and the price of each candy. Define the variables that you use to write the system.

Answer
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System of Equations:

Answer 1

Let d represent the price of each drink.

Let c represent the price of each candy.

Equation 1: 8d + 10c = 94
Equation 2: 9d + 6c = 79.50