Please help ASAP

Alex stocks up for winter. He buys 32 cans of vegetables. He pays 80 cents per can for tomatoes and 40 cents per can for corn, for a total cost of $18

How many cans of corn does he buy

Respuesta :

DeanR

t + c = 32

0.80 t + 0.40 c = 18

Multiplying the first by 0.8

0.8 t + 0.8 c = 0.8 (32) = 25.6

Subtracting,

0.8 c - 0.40 c = 25.6 - 18 

0.40 c = 7.6

c = 7.6/.4 = 19

Answer: 19 cans of corn

Check

t = 32-19 = 13

.8(13)+.4(19) = 18 good


the answer is he can buy 9 cans of corn