SOLUTION: A store is having a sale on jelly beans and almonds. For 7 pounds of jelly beans and 9 pounds of almonds, the total cost is $46 . For 5 pounds of jelly beans and 3 pounds of almond
Question 1144658: A store is having a sale on jelly beans and almonds. For 7 pounds of jelly beans and 9 pounds of almonds, the total cost is $46 . For 5 pounds of jelly beans and 3 pounds of almonds, the total cost is $20 . Find the cost for each pound of jelly beans and each pound of almonds. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = cost of a pound of jelly beans
Let = cost of a pound of almonds
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Multiply both sides of (2) by and
subtract (1) from (2)
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(1)
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and
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Jelly beans: $1.75 /lb
Almonds: $3.75 /lb
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check:
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK
