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 1179779: 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!
This problem is familiar because it was probably solved a few days ago.

c price of cinnamon tea
x price of the spice tea
dollars per pound

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