SOLUTION: A merchant mixed 8 lb of a cinnamon tea with 2 lb of spice tea. The 10-pound mixture cost $16. A second mixture included 16 lb of the cinnamon tea and 8 lb of the spice tea. The 24
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Question 1166207: A merchant mixed 8 lb of a cinnamon tea with 2 lb of spice tea. The 10-pound mixture cost $16. A second mixture included 16 lb of the cinnamon tea and 8 lb of the spice tea. The 24-pound mixture cost $40. Find the cost per pound of the cinnamon tea and of the spice tea.
cinnamon dollars per pound
spice dollars per pound
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c, price of the cinnamon tea
x, price of the spice tea
Simplify the system however desired and solve preferably with Elimination Method.
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