Problema Solution

At a veterinary clinic, a special high-portein dog food that costs $6.75 per pound is mixed with a vitamin supplement that costs $3.25 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 5 pounds of a mixture that costs $4.65 per pound.

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x + y = 5

and 

6.75 x + 3.25 y = 5 * 465

solve the above equations for x and y