SOLUTION: Glenda ordered 3 times as many pounds of bacon as pounds of sausage for her restaurant. Bacon costs $3.82 per pound and sausage costs $2.67 per pound. Glenda's order totaled $211.9

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Question 1197151: Glenda ordered 3 times as many pounds of bacon as pounds of sausage for her restaurant. Bacon costs $3.82 per pound and sausage costs $2.67 per pound. Glenda's order totaled $211.95. How many pounds of bacon and how many pounds of sausage did she order?
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Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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Glenda ordered 3 times as many pounds of bacon as pounds of sausage for her restaurant.
Bacon costs $3.82 per pound and sausage costs $2.67 per pound.
Glenda's order totaled $211.95. How many pounds of bacon and how many pounds of sausage did she order?
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x pounds of sausage and 3x pounds of bacon.

Total money equation is

    2.67x + 3.82*(3x) = 211.95.


Simplify and find x.  Then calculate 3x.

Solved.

Do it to the end as instructed.



Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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x pounds of sausage, so 3x pounds of bacon.

The total cost, at $2.67 per pound for the sausage and $3.82 per pound for the bacon, was $211.95:

2.67%28x%29%2B3.82%283x%29=211.95
2.67x%2B11.46x=211.95
14.13x=211.95
x=211.95%2F14.13=15

ANSWER: 15 pounds of sausage (and 45 pounds of bacon)