SOLUTION: Please help me to solve this problem. 1. Suppose you have $60 to buy shrimp and wings for a party. Shrimp costs 10/lb and wings cost $6/lb. Write a linear equation that could be

Question 1062115: Please help me to solve this problem.
1. Suppose you have $60 to buy shrimp and wings for a party. Shrimp costs 10/lb and wings cost $6/lb. Write a linear equation that could be used to determine the number of pounds of each food that can be purchased with $60.
y = 6x+10x-60

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x pounds of shrimp at 10 dollars per pound
y pounds of wings at 6 dollars per pound

Account for the budget of $60.
but this is simplifiable to .
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