Melissa buys 2 1/2 pounds of salmon and 1 1/4 pounds of swordfish. she pays a total of $31.25, and the swordfish cost $.20 per pound less than the salmon. what would be the combined cost of 1 pound of salmon and 1 pound of swordfish

The combined cost of 1 pound of salmon and 1 pound of swordfish is $16.66

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us assume the cost of 1 pound salmon = $ m

So the cost of 1 pound of 1 pound swordfish cat = $ ( m - 0.20)

Now, the Amount of salmon purchased  = 2 1/2 pounds

So, the amount of salmon purchased = 2.5 pounds

Cost of buying 2.5 pounds = 2.5 x ( 1 pound cost)

= 2.5 ( m) = $ 2.5 m  ...... (1)

Also, the Amount of swordfish purchased  = 1 1/4 pounds

So, the amount of swordfish purchased = 1.25 pounds

Cost of buying 1.25 pounds = 1.25 x ( 1 pound cost of swordfish)

= 1.25 ( m - 0.20) = $ 1.25 m - 0.25       .... (2)

Now, the combined cost paid  = $ 31.25

⇒Cost of buying (2.5 pounds salmon  +  1.25 pounds swordfish) = $ 31.25

or, 2.5 m +   1.25 m - 0.25  = 31.35       (from (1) and (2))

or, 3.75 m = 31.60

or, m = 31.60/3.75 =  8.43

⇒ m = $8.43

So, the cost of 1 pound salmon = m = $8.43

and the cost of 1 pound swordfish = m - 0.20 = $8.43 - 0.20 = $ 8.23

Hence, the combined cost  1 pound of salmon and 1 pound of swordfish = $8.43 + $ 8.23 =  $ 16.66

answer:   segregation violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment, which holds that no state can “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

details/explanation:

brown v. board of education of topeka, decided by the us supreme court in 1954, ruled that all americans are entitled to the same civil liberties and protections in regard to access to education. until that decision, it was legal to segregate schools according to race, so that black students could not attend the same schools as white students.   an older supreme court decision, plessy v. ferguson (1896), had said that separate, segregated public facilities were acceptable as long as the facilities offered were equal in quality.   in the case of brown v. board of education, that standard was challenged and defeated.   segregation was shown to create inequality, and the supreme court unanimously ruled segregation to be unconstitutional.

the ruling was important in advancing civil rights because it affirmed that the 14th amendment applies to all rights and privileges of citizens, including access to   education.   this was being violated by states whose laws supported the segregation of schools.   section 1 of the 14th amendment reads as follows:

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