Mr Chandra bought 2 lbs of cheddar cheese and 3 lbs of chicken loaf. He paid $26.35. Mrs Hsing paid $18.35 for 1.5 lbs of cheddar cheese and 2 lbs of chicken loaf. what was the price per pound of each item? please help

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anonymous · Answer

2x+3y=$26.35     1.5x+2=$18.35

anonymous · Answer

for the second equation it's 2y instead of 2

anonymous · Answer

I got that far, but I don't know how to solve it

anonymous · Answer

every time I do the math I get a repeating decimal, are you getting a similar answer?

anonymous · Answer

yes!

anonymous · Answer

then we must be doing it right, do you know if youre supposed to round?

anonymous · Answer

nevermind, whoops, my fault. I'm totally stuck at how to solve with 2 variables? I've been out of school for a year and I'm really rusty on algebra...

anonymous · Answer

oh no worries I know how it is. Did you get it?

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1391746161594:dw| this is as far as I got