Systems of equations word problems
The question
Find the price of one muffin and one peach.
Together, 1 muffin and 1 peach cost $11. On a second visit, 5 muffins and 1 peach together cost $27.
a muffin costs $4, a peach costs $7
asked:Find the price of one muffin and one peach.
a muffin costs $4, a peach costs $7
- Read it through. There are two prices to find, and the two baskets give two facts.
- Find the two prices that make both baskets come out right: a muffin costs $4, a peach costs $7.
- Answer what was asked — "Find the price of one muffin and one peach.": a muffin costs $4, a peach costs $7.
How it works.
- 01
Read it through. There are two prices to find, and the two baskets give two facts.
- 02
Find the two prices that make both baskets come out right: a muffin costs $4, a peach costs $7.
- 03
Answer what was asked — "Find the price of one muffin and one peach.": a muffin costs $4, a peach costs $7.