Problema Solution
A recipe for Italian meatballs calls for a mixture of pork and beef. The store carries ground beet at $2.99 per pound, and ground pork at $3.99 per pound. How many pounds of beef could be bought to make 10 pounds of a beef and pork mixture that costs $3.75 per pound?
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ground beet: x
ground pork: y
The equation is
x+y = 10
2.99x+3.99y = 3.75*10
So
x = 2.4
y = 7.6
So
ground beet: 2.4 pounds
ground pork: 7.6 pounds