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25. Kendra owns a toy store. She charges $8.00 for two puzzles and a piece of candy. She charges (1 poi
$4.50 for one puzzle and a piece of candy. How much does each puzzle cost?
O $3.50
O $4.50
O $1.00
$2.25

Answer :

Given:

Kendra charges $8.00 for two puzzles and a piece of candy.

She charges $4.50 for one puzzle and a piece of candy.

To find:

The cost of each puzzle.

Solution:

Let x be the cost of a puzzle and y be the cost of piece of candy.

Kendra charges $8.00 for two puzzles and a piece of candy.

[tex]2x+y=8[/tex]               ...(i)

She charges $4.50 for one puzzle and a piece of candy.

[tex]x+y=4.50[/tex]             ...(ii)

Subtracting (ii) from (i), we get

[tex]2x+y-(x+y)=8-4.50[/tex]

[tex]2x+y-x-y=3.50[/tex]

[tex]x=3.50[/tex]

The cost of puzzle is $3.50. Therefore, the correct option is A.

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