. Jessica purchased 15 tomatoes and 8 ears of corn, and Jasmine purshased 4 tomatoes and 12 ears of corn.

Question

Jessica and Jasmine when to the farmers market. Jessica purchased 15 tomatoes and 8 ears of corn, and Jasmine purshased 4 tomatoes and 12 ears of corn. If Jessica spent $57.46 and Jasmine spent $39.20, and both people purchased their items from the same vendor, how much did the vendor charge for a single tomato and a single ear of corn?

Answer 1

15T + 8C =5746

4T +12C =3920

multiply 2nd equation by 3.75,

subtract to eliminate T

solve for C = $2.42

plug that into either equation to solve for T = $2.54