SOLUTION: Jemima what's to make chocolate chip walnut brownies. Chocolate chips come in a 12 ounce bag that costs $3. Walnuts come in a 4 ounce bag that costs $2. If Jemima needs 3 pounds of
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Question 936523: Jemima what's to make chocolate chip walnut brownies. Chocolate chips come in a 12 ounce bag that costs $3. Walnuts come in a 4 ounce bag that costs $2. If Jemima needs 3 pounds of chocolate chips and walnuts combined, and has $15 to spend, how many bags of each can she buy?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jemima wants only whole numbers of bags.
c, bags of chocolate chips
w, bags of walnuts
Try accounting for the mass and for the cost.
MASS:
COST:
Remember, c and w are counting the numbers of BAGS. The prices are given to include per bag.
Be sure that discussion makes sense before continuing.
Ready?.....
Simplification allows for easy use of Elimination Method part way through.
I found , three bags of each item.
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