Anna and Carol buy CDs and tapes at a music store that sells each of its CDs for a certain price and each of its tapes

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Anna and Carol buy CDs and tapes at a music store that sells each of its CDs for a certain price and each of its tapes for a certain price. Anna spends twice as much as Carol spends, buying three times as many CDs and the same number of tapes. If Carol spends \(\$50.00\) on four CDs and five tapes, how much does one tape cost?

A \(\$5.00\)

B \(\$6.25\)

C \(\$12.00\)

D \(\$25.00\)

E \(\$100.00\)

Answer: A

Source: Princeton Review

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Anna and Carol buy CDs and tapes at a music store that sells each of its CDs for a certain price and each of its tapes for a certain price. Anna spends twice as much as Carol spends, buying three times as many CDs and the same number of tapes. If Carol spends \(\$50.00\) on four CDs and five tapes, how much does one tape cost?

A \(\$5.00\)

B \(\$6.25\)

C \(\$12.00\)

D \(\$25.00\)

E \(\$100.00\)

Answer: A

Solution:

Let c denote the price of one CD and t denote the price of one tape (both in dollars).

We can create the following equation for Carol’s expenditure:

4c + 5t = 50

We can create the following equation for Anna’s expenditure:

12c + 5t = 100

Subtracting the first equation from the second, we have:

8c = 50

c = 50/8 = 6.25

Thus:

4(6.25) + 5t = 50

5t = 25

t = 5

Answer: A