Question

A store is having a sale on trail mix and jelly beans. For 7 pounds of trail mix and pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $53 . For 5 pounds of trail mix and 3 pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $25 . Find the cost for each pound of trail mix and each pound of jelly beans.

Answer 1

I guess I would start that by setting up an equation. Can you do that?

Answer 2

no idk

Answer 3

@Ivy.Maine

Answer 4

Ok well let's work this out step by step. The store sells 7 IBs of trail mix AND jelly beans = $53.
For 5 IBs of JUST trail mix, and 3 IBs of JUST jelly bean = $25. What would you do first?

Answer 5

add? i have no clue

Answer 6

Well, 5 and 3 make 7. So in all, wouldn't it all add up to $53?

Answer 7

yea then

Answer 8

@Ivy.Maine