SOLUTION: A store is having a sale on trail mix and jelly beans. For 5 pounds of trail mix and 3 pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $25. For 2 pounds of trail mix and 12 pounds of jell

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Question 1169030: A store is having a sale on trail mix and jelly beans. For 5 pounds of trail mix and 3 pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $25. For 2 pounds of trail mix and 12 pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $37. Find the cost for each pound of trail mix and each pound of jelly beans.
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t, trail mix pound price
j, jelly beans pound price

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