Question

Today's cafeteria specials at a high school in Somerville are a deluxe turkey sandwich and a
chef salad. During early lunch, the cafeteria sold 12 turkey sandwiches and 44 chef salads,
for a total of $124. During the late lunch, 12 turkey sandwiches and 58 chef salads were sold,
for a total of $152. How much does each item cost?
Aturka

Answer 1

The cost of turkey sandwiches is $3 and chef salads costs $2.

 Two equations can be derived from this question:

12t + 44s = 124 equation 1

12t + 58s = 152  equation 2

Where:

t = turkey sandwiches

s = chef salads

In order to determine the value of s, the following steps would be taken:

Subtract equation 1 from 2

14s = 28

Divide both sides of the equation by 14

s = $2

Substitute for s in equation 1

12t + 44(2) = 124

12t = 88 = 124

12t = 124 - 88

12t = 36

t = 3

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