SOLUTION: Kevin bought fish at a grocery store at $5 per pound for salmon and $3 per pound for catfish. He spent a total of $36.60 on salmon and catfish. If Kevin bought a total of 10 pounds

Question 439856: Kevin bought fish at a grocery store at $5 per pound for salmon and $3 per pound for catfish. He spent a total of $36.60 on salmon and catfish. If Kevin bought a total of 10 pounds of salmon and catfish at the grocery store, how many pounds of each did he buy? What equation can be made using this problem? Use substitution.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y=10
5x+3y=36.60
3x+3y=30.00
2x=6.60
x=3.3
y=6.7
Kevin bought 3.3 lbs of salmon and 6.7 lbs. of catfish..
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