the fish market is selling several different kinds of fish. There are no prices listed. You ask about the prices, but the fish seller will only tell you this: • A pound of salmon and a pound of bass are $12. • A pound of bass and a pound of swordfish are $10. • A pound of salmon and a pound of swordfish are $8. • A pound of swordfish and a pound of catfish are $5. How much is each pound of fish? Show your work. (Each price per pound is a whole dollar amount.)

the fish market is selling several different kinds of fish. There are no prices listed. You ask about the prices, but the fish seller will only tell you this: • A pound of salmon and a pound of bass are $12. • A pound of bass and a pound of swordfish are $10. • A pound of salmon and a pound of swordfish are $8. • A pound of swordfish and a pound of catfish are $5. How much is each pound of fish? Show your work. (Each price per pound is a whole dollar amount.)

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter6: Systems Of Linear Equations And Inequalities

Section6.1: Graphing Systems Of Equations

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