SOLUTION: You have $15.50 to spend on party food. Gum drops are $3 per pound, yogurt-covered peanuts are $2.50 per pound, and cashews are $4.50 per pound. Question 2: If you buy 0.5 pou

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Question 994724: You have $15.50 to spend on party food. Gum drops are $3 per pound,
yogurt-covered peanuts are $2.50 per pound, and cashews are $4.50
per pound.
Question 2: If you buy 0.5 pound of gum drops and an equal weight of
yogurt-covered peanuts and cashews, how much can you afford to buy?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, the amount pounds each of yogurt covered peanuts and the cashews to buy

0.5%2A3%2Bx%2A2.5%2Bx%2A4.5=15.50

1.5%2B%282.5%2B4.5%29x=15.50

7x=15.50-1.5

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