Question

A nut mixture of almonds and macadamia nuts at a small fair is $1.00 per pound of almonds and $5.93 per pound of macadamia nuts. Over the entire day, 102 pounds of the nut mixture were sold for $452.03. If p is the number almonds and n is the number of macadamia nuts, then the system of equations that models this scenario is: p+n=102p+5.93n=452.03p+n=102p+5.93n=452.03 Determine the correct description and amount of pounds for almonds and macadamia nuts that were sold

Answer 1

next time please post the full question

anyway they give you a system:
p + n = 102
p+5.93n=452.03

you can use elimination to subtract (lower equation - upper equation) which will eliminate p
solve for n, that'll give you the number of lbs of macadamia nuts
then, using the first equation, the number of lbs of almonds is just 102 - n