SOLUTION: The caterer at a brunch bought several pounds of chicken salad and several pounds of tuna salad. The chicken salad cost $9 per pound, and the tuna salad cost $6 per pound. He bough

Question 1020170: The caterer at a brunch bought several pounds of chicken salad and several pounds of tuna salad. The chicken salad cost $9 per pound, and the tuna salad cost $6 per pound. He bought a total of 14 pounds of salad and paid a total of $111. How much chicken salad did he buy?
A) 6 pounds
B) 7 pounds
C) 8 pounds
D) 9 pounds
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of chicken
salad he bought
= pounds of tuna
salad he bought
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The answer is:
(D) 9 pounds
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check:

OK
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