SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem: The Future Teachers of America Club at Paint Branch High School is makin a healthy trail mix to sell to students during lunch. the mix wi

Question 281170: Please help me solve this word problem:
The Future Teachers of America Club at Paint Branch High School is makin a healthy trail mix to sell to students during lunch. the mix will have three times the number of pounds of raisins as sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds cost $4.00 per pound, and raisins cost $1.50 per pound. If the group has $34.00 to spend on the raisins and sunflower seeds, how many pounds of each should they buy?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of raisins they should buy
Let = pounds of sunflower seeds they should buy
given:
Cost of sunflower seeds = (in cents)
Cost of raisins = (in cents)
(1)
and
(2)
------------
By substitution:
(1)

and, since

They should buy 12 pounds of raisins and 4 pounds of sunflower seeds
check:
(1)
(1)

OK
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