SOLUTION: Peaches are $2 per pound and mangos are $4 per pound. Joel bought a total of 10 pounds of fruit for $33. How many pounds of each did he get?

Question 1061799: Peaches are $2 per pound and mangos are $4 per pound. Joel bought a total of 10 pounds of fruit for $33. How many pounds of each did he get?

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Peaches are $2 per pound and mangos are $4 per pound. Joel bought a total of 10 pounds of fruit for $33. How many pounds of each did he get?
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P + M = 10 (pounds)
2P + 4M = 33 (dollars)
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M = 10 - P
Sub for M in the 2nd equation.
2P + 4*(10-P) = 33
2P + 40 -4P = 33
-2P = -7
P = 3.5 pounds
M = 6.5 pounds
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