SOLUTION: A merchant mixes 4 lb of cinnamon tea with 1 lb of spice tea to create a mixture that costs $12 per pound. When the merchant mixes 1 lb of the cinnamon tea with 4 lb of the spice t

Question 927545: A merchant mixes 4 lb of cinnamon tea with 1 lb of spice tea to create a mixture that costs $12 per pound. When the merchant mixes 1 lb of the cinnamon tea with 4 lb of the spice tea, the mixture costs $15 per pound. Is the cost per pound of the cinnamon tea less than, equal to, or greater than the cost of the spice tea?
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = $ / pound of cinnamon tea
Let = $ / pound of spice tea
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(1)
(2)
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(1)
(2)
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(1)
(2)
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Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (2) from (1)
(1)
(2)
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and
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
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The cost / pound of the cinnamon
tea is less than the spice tea

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