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For a high school dinner function for teachers and students, the math department bought 6 cases of juice and 1 case of bottled water for a total of 
$135. The science department bought 4 cases of juice and 2 cases of bottled water for a total of 
$110. How much did a case of juice cost?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 
$12.50
(B) 
$15.00
(c) 
$20.00
(D) 
$25.00

For a high school dinner function for teachers and students, the math department bought 66 cases of juice and 11 case of bottled water for a total of $135 \$ 135 . The science department bought 44 cases of juice and 22 cases of bottled water for a total of $110 \$ 110 . How much did a case of juice cost?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) $12.50 \$ 12.50 \newline(B) $15.00 \$ 15.00 \newline(C) $20.00 \$ 20.00 \newline(D) $25.00 \$ 25.00

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Q. For a high school dinner function for teachers and students, the math department bought 66 cases of juice and 11 case of bottled water for a total of $135 \$ 135 . The science department bought 44 cases of juice and 22 cases of bottled water for a total of $110 \$ 110 . How much did a case of juice cost?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) $12.50 \$ 12.50 \newline(B) $15.00 \$ 15.00 \newline(C) $20.00 \$ 20.00 \newline(D) $25.00 \$ 25.00
  1. Set up equations: Let JJ be the cost of a case of juice and WW be the cost of a case of bottled water. We can set up two equations based on the information given:\newlineFor the math department: 6J+W=$(135)6J + W = \$(135)\newlineFor the science department: 4J+2W=$(110)4J + 2W = \$(110)
  2. Multiply first equation: We can multiply the first equation by 22 to help eliminate WW: \newline2(6J+W)=2($135)2(6J + W) = 2(\$135)\newline12J+2W=($270)12J + 2W = (\$270)
  3. Subtract equations: Now we subtract the second equation from the modified first equation to eliminate WW: \newline(12J+2W)(4J+2W)=($270)($110)(12J + 2W) - (4J + 2W) = (\$270) - (\$110)\newline8J=($160)8J = (\$160)
  4. Solve for J: Divide both sides by 88 to solve for J:\newlineJ=$1608J = \frac{\$160}{8}\newlineJ=$20J = \$20

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