Question 1122464
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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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{{{system(c+j=7,c+6j=17)}}}


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.