Newspaper Sales
Jason was selling newspapers at his father's newsstand. He sold two copies of the Main Street Star and one copy of the Grant Park Gazette for $17. He also determined that the price of two copies of the Main Street Star is equal to 11 dollars less than the price of three copies of the Grant Park Gazette. How much is one copy of the Main Street Star? How much is one copy of the Grant Park Gazette?
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1 solution
let m = Main street star g = Grant park gazette. 2m + g = 17.....(1) 2m = 3g - 11....(2) subtracting, 4g = 28 we get, g = 7; substituting g, we get; m = 5.