SOLUTION: Solve the word problem using a system of equations. You must use 2 variables like x and y. Also need 2 let statements. Sun gardens has sunflower seed in a barrel that sells for

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Question 969205: Solve the word problem using a system of equations. You must use 2 variables like x and y. Also need 2 let statements.
Sun gardens has sunflower seed in a barrel that sells for $0.49 per pound and bird seed mix that sells for $0.89 per pound. How much of each must be mixed to get a 20 pound mixture that sells for $0.73 per pound?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Mixture: Two-Part, price or cost, both material amounts unknown

Everything is there, both in the question you asked and in the lesson provided. YOU have to solve the problem, or, if you study the lesson you will find the problem solved in symbolic form.