8) Kara went to the store to buy some vegetables. She fills her grocery bag with celery and radishes. The total weight is 2 1/2 lbs. The celery cost $2.50 per pound and the radishes cost $4.80 per pound. She spent $10.85. How many pounds of each vegetable did she buy?

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8)	Kara went to the store to buy some vegetables. She fills her grocery bag with celery and radishes. The total weight is 2 1/2  lbs. The celery cost $2.50 per pound and the radishes cost $4.80 per pound. She spent $10.85. How many pounds of each vegetable did she buy?

3mar · Answer

May I help?

nhra34x0 · Answer

yes please. Im so lost

mikey · Answer

she bought two pounds of radishes and a pound of celery
4.8+4.8+2.5

cuanchi · Answer

NO, the total weight is 2 1/2Lb
you have to design a system of two equations with two unknowns (x,y)

mikey · Answer

oh I didn't see that part

mikey · Answer

my bad don't listen to me

cuanchi · Answer

x= lb celery
y= lb radish
x + y = 1.5 lb
2.50 x + 4.80y = 10.85

nhra34x0 · Answer

Where did you get 1.5 ?

3mar · Answer

He meant that 
x+y=2.5 ib
as the total amount of type types is 2.5 ib

Can you solve these two equations together?
I think it it easy!

nhra34x0 · Answer

I already got it haha, I got notifcations about it and was wondering where 1.5 came from. Thank you guys though!

cuanchi · Answer

yes sorry 2.5 that was my fault now

3mar · Answer

No problem. We all do.
What matters is he gets the idea!