SOLUTION: A merchant mixed 12 lb of a cinnamon tea with 4 lb of spice tea. The 16-pound mixture cost $26. A second mixture included 16 lb of the cinnamon tea and 6 lb of the spice tea. The 2

Question 1179676: A merchant mixed 12 lb of a cinnamon tea with 4 lb of spice tea. The 16-pound mixture cost $26. A second mixture included 16 lb of the cinnamon tea and 6 lb of the spice tea. The 22-pound mixture cost $36. Find the cost per pound of the cinnamon tea and of the spice tea.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c, price per pound cinnamon tea
x, price per pound xpice tea

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