Answer:
1 cookie = $1.25 1 cake = $15
Step-by-step explanation:
set up a system of equations:
let x = 1 cookie
let y = 1 cake
3x + 5y = 78.75
8x + 2y = 40
I multiplied the first equation by 2 to get: 6x + 10y = 157.50
I multiplied the second equation by -5 to get: -40x - 10y = -200.00
If you add both equations, the y-terms will be eliminated
-34x = -42.50
x = 1.25
Plug in 1.25 into equation to find value of y: 8(1.25) + 2y = 40
10 + 2y = 40
2y = 30
y = 15
