SOLUTION: Question 9
A store is having a sale on jelly beans and trail mix. For
8
pounds of jelly beans and
4
pounds of trail mix, the total cost is
$25
. For
3 pounds of jelly
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A store is having a sale on jelly beans and trail mix. For
8
pounds of jelly beans and
4
pounds of trail mix, the total cost is
$25
. For
3 pounds of jelly
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Question 1092896: Question 9
A store is having a sale on jelly beans and trail mix. For
8
pounds of jelly beans and
4
pounds of trail mix, the total cost is
$25
. For
3 pounds of jelly beans and
2
pounds of trail mix, the total cost is
$11
. Find the cost for each pound of jelly beans and each pound of 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 (2) from (1)
(1)
(2)
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and
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
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Jelly beans cost $1.50/pound
Trail mix costs $3.25/pound
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check:
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK
