1] Given : Charlotte buys 2 biscuits & a carton of milk for $5 , Oliver buys 3 biscuits & a carton of milk for $6.5
Let the price of a biscuit be = b , price of a carton of milk be = m
As, (biscuit price x biscuit quantity) + (milk price x milk quantity) = total expenditure
So : 2b + m = 5 ; and 3b + m = 6.5
From 1st equation, m = 5 - 2b .
Putting this in 2nd equation, 3b + 5 - 2b = 6.5
b + 5 = 6.5
b = 6.5 - 5 = 1.5 [Price of a biscuit]
By m = 5 - 2b ; m = 5 - 2 (1.5) = 5 - 3
m = 2
Hence, price of biscuit = 1.5 & price of milk = 2
Therefore, Carton of milk costs 2 - 1.5 , ie = 0.5 more than a biscuit.
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