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Jack bought 3 slices of cheese pizza and 4 slices of mushroom pizza for a total cost of $12.50. Gracebought 3 slices of cheese pizza and 2 slices of mushroom pizza for a total cost of $8.50. What is the costof one slice of mushroom pizza?(1)$1.50(2)$2.00(3)$3.00(4)$3.50

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The right answer is option 2.Step-by-step explanation:Let,Slice of Cheese Pizza = xSlice of Mushroom Pizza = yAccording to given statement;3x + 4y = 12.50 Eqn 1 3x + 2y = 8.50  Eqn 2 Subtract Eqn 2 from Eqn 1;[tex](3x+4y)-(3x+2y)=12.50-8.50\\3x+4y-3x-2y=4.00\\2y=4.00\\y=\frac{4.00}{2} \\y=2.00[/tex]As y is supposed as slice of mushroom, the price of one slice of mushroom pizza is $2.00The right answer is option 2.Keywords: Linear Equations, Subtraction.Learn more about linear equations at:brainly.com/question/1869697brainly.com/question/1870710#LearnwithBrainly