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The junior class sold 120 turkey dinner plates and 200 chicken dinner plates for a total of $2,150. The senior class sold 100 turkey plates and 300 chicken plates, raising $2,625. What was the cost of each turkey dinner plate?

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  	The junior class sold 120 turkey dinner plates and 200 chicken dinner plates for a total of $2,150.  The senior class sold 100 turkey plates and 300 chicken plates, raising $2,625.  What was the cost of each turkey dinner plate?

watchmath · Answer

Let $x,y$  be the cost of a turkey and a chicken plate respectively. Then
$120x+200y=2150$
$100x+300y=2625$
Please try to solve it :)

anonymous · Answer

(: kay! thanks(: (:

anonymous · Answer

wouldnt i just subtract 300 from 2625 and thendivide?

anonymous · Answer

i got 23.25

watchmath · Answer

Multiply the first equation by 3 and the second by -2. Then add the two resulted equations and see what happen.

anonymous · Answer

by 3? why 3?