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The difference in cost between a large bag of chips and a small bag of chips was 90 cents. Alicia bought 5 large bags and 3 small bags of chips for her party and spent 17.22. What was the cost of a small bag or chips.

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Sagot :

X-small bag
x+0.9-large bag

5(x+0.9)+3(x)=17.22
5x+4.5+3x=17.22
8x=12.72
x=1.59

the small bag costs 1.59 while the big bag costs 2.49

hopw this helps :)