Problema Solution
The caterer at a brunch bought several pounds of chicken salad and several pounds of tuna salad. The chicken salad cost $9 per pound, and the tuna salad cost $6 per pound. He bought a total of 14 pounds of salad and paid a total of $111. How much chicken salad did he
buy?
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Let
x = pounds of the chicken salad
y = pounds of the tuna salad
x + y = 14
9x + 6y = 111
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x = 9 lbs chicken salad
y = 5 lbs tuna salad
He bought 9 pounds of chicken salad.