document.write( "Question 1017066: 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 12 lb of the cinnamon tea and 14 lb of the spice tea. The 26-pound mixture cost $46. Find the cost per pound of the cinnamon tea and of the spice tea. \n" ); document.write( "
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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 12 lb of the cinnamon tea and 14 lb of the spice tea. The 26-pound mixture cost $46. Find the cost per pound of the cinnamon tea and of the spice tea.
\n" ); document.write( "let c=cost per pound of cinnamon tea
\n" ); document.write( "let s=cost per pound of spice tea\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8c+2s=16
\n" ); document.write( "12c+14s=46\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "56c+14s=112
\n" ); document.write( "12c+14s=46
\n" ); document.write( "subtract:
\n" ); document.write( "44c=66
\n" ); document.write( "c=66/44
\n" ); document.write( "c=1.50
\n" ); document.write( "2s=16-8c
\n" ); document.write( "2s=4.00
\n" ); document.write( "s=2.00
\n" ); document.write( "cost per pound of cinnamon tea=$1.50
\n" ); document.write( "cost per pound of spice tea=$2.00 \n" ); document.write( "
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