Jacinta buys 4 pounds of turkey and 2 pounds ofham. She pays a total of $30, and the turkey costs$1.50 less per pound than the ham. What wouldbe the combined cost of 1 pound of turkey and 1pound of ham?$6

The combined cost for 1 pound of turkey and 1 pound of ham is $10.5Step-by-step explanation:Let, Turkey = xHam = yAccording to given statement; 4x+2y=30    Eqn 1x = y-1.50     Eqn 2Putting value of x from Eqn 2 in Eqn 1[tex]4(y-1.50)+2y=30\\4y-6+2y=30\\6y=30+6\\6y=36[/tex]Dividing both sides by 6[tex]\frac{6y}{6}=\frac{36}{6}\\y=6[/tex]Putting y=6 in Eqn 2[tex]x=6-1.50\\x=4.5[/tex]1 turkey costs $4.5 and 1 ham costs $6.Combined cost of 1 pound of turkey and ham each = 4.5+6=$10.5The combined cost for 1 pound of turkey and 1 pound of ham is $10.5Keywords: linear equations, subtractionLearn more about linear equations at:brainly.com/question/2615542brainly.com/question/2645523#LearnwithBrainly