shawna and amanda are selling pies for a school fundraiser. customers can buy cherry pies and pumpkin pies. shawna sold 1 cherry pie and 3 pumpkin pies for a total of $55. amanda sold 3 cherry pies and 3 pumpkin pies for a total of $69. what is the cost of each one cherry pie and one pumpkin pie?
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Let the cherry pies be c and the pumpkin pies be p: Shawna: c + 3p = 55 Amanda: 3c + 3p = 69 We want to find the cost of c + p. To do this, the easiest way is to divide the second equation by 3: (3c + 3p)/3 = 69/3 c + p = 23 Therefore, 1 cherry pie & 1 pumpkin pie cost $23.
