Problema Solution
Elijah bought a total of 16 pounds of peanuts and cashew nuts and paid $49.50. If peanuts cost $2.75 per pound and cashew nuts cost $3.25 per pound, how many pounds of cashew nuts did he buy?
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Let
x = pounds of peanuts
y = pounds of cashew nuts
Using the given information we can write the following system of equations:
x + y = 16
2.75x + 3.25y = 49.50
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x = 5 lb
y = 11 lb
Elijah bought 11 bounds of cashew nuts.