A caterer charges a service fee and a food fee with the total being less than $1000 determine the food fee if the service fee is $75

a=24; b=12

step-by-step explanation:

a/b=2: 1

a=2b

36/(1+2)=12

b=12

a=24

or

step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!

6 and 24

step-by-step explanation:

6 x 4 = 24