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Theresa's Treats sells cookies and pastries. The price of
each cookie is $2, and the price of each pastry is $3. If
Alison purchased a total of 50 cookies and pastries for
$120, how mapy pastries did she purchase?

Respuesta :

Answer:

20 pastries

Explanation:

It is a system of equations.

1. write equations:

2c+3p=120

c+p=50

2. cancel out a variable

2c+3p=120

-2(c+p=50)    ----------   -2c+-2p= -100

3. solve for p

p=20

fliptwistcheer
The correct answer is 20 pastries!!!