Yoki bought x pounds of peanuts for $3.50 per pound and y pounds of cashews for $5.05 per pound at the store for a retirement party. The total bill was $24.10 for 6 pounds of nuts.
Part A Write a system of two equations that could be used to find the number of pounds of peanuts and the number of pounds of cashews bought.
Part B Solve the system. How many pounds of each nut did Yoki buy?

Question

Yoki bought x pounds of peanuts for $3.50 per pound and y pounds of cashews for $5.05 per pound at the store for a retirement party. The total bill was $24.10 for 6 pounds of nuts.
Part A  Write a system of two equations that could be used to find the number of pounds of peanuts and the number of pounds of cashews bought.
Part B  Solve the system. How many pounds of each nut did Yoki buy?

briana.img · Answer

What kind of method is this?

anonymous · Answer

x+y=6
3.50x+5.05y=24.10

anonymous · Answer

you can solve this by elimination or subtitution method

anonymous · Answer

do you want me to give u the final answer??

briana.img · Answer

@dhirensharma that'd be nice but i'd need to show work

anonymous · Answer

i will send a picture then just a moment

anonymous · Answer

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