SOLUTION: The golf shop that I used to shop at back home sells golf balls by the pound. Top Flite balls sells for $15.00 per pound and Pinnacle balls sell for $12.75 per pound. How many poun

Question 1008314: The golf shop that I used to shop at back home sells golf balls by the pound. Top Flite balls sells for $15.00 per pound and Pinnacle balls sell for $12.75 per pound. How many pounds of each type of ball would I need to buy to get 20 pounds of golf balls at $13.65 per pound?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let =pounds of Top Flite balls bought
Let = pounds of Pinnacle balls bought
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
(2)
(2)
Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtrract (2) from (1)
(1)
(2)
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and
(1)
(1)
(1)
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8 pounds of Top Flite balls must be bought
12 pounds of Pinnacle balls must be bought
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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