Use the given cost table for the same product from two different companies to create a linear system. Then solve the system to determine when the cost of the product will be the same and what the price will
be.
Two online retailers sell organic vanilla extract by the ounce using the following pricing chart.
Vanilla Extract (oz)
Chef Mate
cin)
Grocery Gourmet
gn)
2
$13.50
$24.00
3
$18.25
$28.00
4
$23.00
$32.00
5
$27.75
$36.00
c(n) =
+
g(n) =
Both Chef Mate and Grocery Gourmet charge $
for
ounces of vanilla extract.