SOLUTION: Carrots sell for $2.10 per pound, and crackers for $2.90 per pound glen bought some carrots and some crackers the total weight was 2.3 pounds and cost $6.03. How many pounds of ca

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Question 807393: Carrots sell for $2.10 per pound, and crackers for $2.90 per pound glen bought some carrots and some crackers the total weight was 2.3 pounds and cost $6.03. How many pounds of carrots and how many pounds of crackers did Glen Buy ?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2.1v + 2.9b = 6.03
v + b = 2.3
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2.1(2.3 - b) + 2.9b = 6.03
4.83 - 2.1b + 2.9b = 6.03
0.8b = 1.2
b = 1.5
v = 0.8
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Answer:
crackers = 1.5 lbs
carrots = 0.8 lbs
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