Question

Chen is bringing fruit and veggies to serve at an afternoon meeting. He spends a total of $28.70 on 5 pints of cut veggies and 7 pints of cut fruit. The food cost is modeled by the equation 5 v plus 7 f equals 28.70, where v represents the cost of one pint of cut veggies and f represents the cost of one pint of cut fruit. If the cost of each pint of fruit is $2.85, what is the approximate price of a pint of veggies?

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Answer:

(7 x 2.85) + 5v = 28.70. 19.95 + 5v = 28.70. 5v = 28.70 - 19.95. 5v = 8.75. v = 8.75/5. v = 1.75. A pint of veggies costs $1.75.