Makayla and Caroline go to the movie theater and purchase refreshments for their friends. Makayla spends a total of $49.00 on 9 bags of popcorn and 8 drinks. Caroline spends a total of $17.25 on 3 bags of popcorn and 3 drinks. Write a system of equations that can be used to find the price of one bag of popcorn and the price of one drink. Using these equations, determine and state the price of a drink, to the nearest cent.

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