SOLUTION: John is going to make 13 pounds of mixed nuts for a party. if keil can spend $64.50 on nuts and peanuts cost $2.50 per pound and fancy nuts cost $6.50 pound, how many pounds of eac

Question 520163: John is going to make 13 pounds of mixed nuts for a party. if keil can spend $64.50 on nuts and peanuts cost $2.50 per pound and fancy nuts cost $6.50 pound, how many pounds of each should he buy?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of peanuts
Let = pounds of fancy nuts
given:
(1)
(2)
----------------------
(2)
(2)
Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)

and, since
(1)
(1)
5 pounds of peanuts are needed
8 pounds of fancy nuts are needed
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