Alicia purchased H half gallons of ice cream for $3.50 each and P packages of ice cream cones for $2.50 each. She purchased 14 items and spent $43. What would the system of equations look like to find out how many of each item Alicia purchased?

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Leonardo Hurst

24 April, 02:05

Alicia purchased H half gallons of ice cream for $3.50 each and P packages of ice cream cones for $2.50 each. She purchased 14 items and spent $43. What would the system of equations look like to find out how many of each item Alicia purchased?

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Amiya Leblanc · Answer 1

The first thing you should do is name the variables of the system of equations.

We have then:

H = half gallons of ice cream

P = packages of ice cream cones

The system of equations that adapts to the problem is:

H + P = 14

3.50H + 2.50P = 43

answer:

The system of equations to find out how many of each item Alicia purchased look like

H + P = 14

3.50H + 2.50P = 43