SOLUTION: A store is having a sale on jelly beans and trail mix. For 6 pounds of jelly beans and 2 pounds of trail mix, the total is $16. For 3 pounds of jelly beans and 5 pounds of trail mi

Question 1030100: A store is having a sale on jelly beans and trail mix. For 6 pounds of jelly beans and 2 pounds of trail mix, the total is $16. For 3 pounds of jelly beans and 5 pounds of trail mix, the total cost is $13. Find the cosh for each pound of jelly beans and each trail mix.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = cost/pound of jelly beans
Let = cost/pound of trail mix
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(1)
(2)
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Multiply both sides of (2) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
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and
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
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The jelly beans cost $2.25 / pound
The trail mix costs $1.25 / pound
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK
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