Problema Solution

The modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $4.50 a pound and peanuts that sell for $2.25 a pound. How much does of each must albert, the grocer, mix to get 90 pounds of mixture that he can sell for $3.00 per pound? Express the problem as a system of linear equations and solve using the method of your choice.

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4.5x + 2.25y = 3 * 90

x + y = 90

 

answer is

x = 30    of $4.50

y = 60  of $2.25