SOLUTION: A store is having a sale on chocolate chips and walnuts. For 4 pounds of chocolate chips and 8 pounds of walnuts, the total cost is $25. For 2 pounds of chocolate chips and 3 pound

Question 1193645: A store is having a sale on chocolate chips and walnuts. For 4 pounds of chocolate chips and 8 pounds of walnuts, the total cost is $25. For 2 pounds of chocolate chips and 3 pounds of walnuts, the total cost is $11. Find the cost for each pound of chocolate chips and each pound of walnuts.
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4C+8W=25
2C+3W=11 ;multiply this by -2 and add to the top to eliminate C.
-4C-6W=-22
2W=3
W=$1.50
C=$3.25
where W is walnuts and C chocolate chips.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
PRICE per pound:
c, the chocolate chips
w, the walnuts

You might choose Elimination Method, and multiply the second equation by 2:

Subtract second equation from first equation, and see ;

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