Morgan is making two cookie recipes. Recipe A calls for one-third less than twice the number of cups of sugar that Recipe B calls for. If she needs four and one-sixths cups of sugar in all, how many cups will she need for Recipe A?

Morgan is making two cookie recipes. Recipe A calls for one-third less than twice the number of cups of sugar that Recipe B calls for. If she needs four and one-sixths cups of sugar in all, how many cups will she need for Recipe A?

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter5: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section5.1: Solve Systems Of Equations By Graphing

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