Question

Alicia purchased H half gallons of ice cream for $3.50 each and P packages of ice cream cones for $2.50 each. She purchased 14 items and spent $43. What would the system of equations look like to find out how many of each item Alicia purchased?

Answer 1

The first thing you should do is name the variables of the system of equations.
 We have then:
 H = half gallons of ice cream
 P = packages of ice cream cones
 The system of equations that adapts to the problem is:
 H + P = 14
 3.50H + 2.50P = 43
 answer:
 The system of equations to find out how many of each item Alicia purchased look like
 H + P = 14
 3.50H + 2.50P = 43