Worst coffee shop ever!

Algebra Level 1

You are walking through your town, when you decide that you want to have some coffee (and maybe a sneaky cake). You walk into the coffee shop and ask the server about the cost of the coffee and cake. He looks at you and says, "I will only sell you your desired goods, if you can figure the prices out yourself." He tells you that 2 coffees with one cake would cost you 230 pence. He also tells you that 1 coffee with 5 cakes would cost you 340 pence. Ignoring the effects on the server's employment, how much would 1 coffee cost in pence (you have lost your appetite for cake)?

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The answer is 90.

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2 solutions

Ethan Godden
Feb 18, 2015

Perfectly answered- now maybe you should complain to the manager of the establishment.

Matthew Smith - 6 years, 3 months ago
Mohit Gupta
Feb 19, 2015

Thats too easy.... let coffee=x and cake=y. Make 2 linear equations and solve eadily . .

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