SOLUTION: Suzie bought bulk candy from bins at the candy store. She bought caramels for $1 a pound and jelly beans for $6 a pound. Suzie spent a total of $17 and bought 7 pounds of candy. Fi

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Question 1122464: Suzie bought bulk candy from bins at the candy store. She bought caramels for $1 a pound and jelly beans for $6 a pound. Suzie spent a total of $17 and bought 7 pounds of candy. Fill in the missing numbers in the equations for this system if c=number of pounds of caramels and j = number of pounds of jellybeans.
c+j=A
1c+Bj=17
What is the value for B?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, josgarithmetic:
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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How much are jelly beans per pound?


John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
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She bought caramels for $1 a pound and jelly beans for $6 a pound. Suzie spent a total of $17 and bought 7 pounds of candy.
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You know what to do from here to solve the system. Best choice would be Elimination to start, because this quickly gives you a solution for j.