Concept explainers
To find amount of items he used
Answer to Problem 2.6STP
Raisins are 1.9 pounds and almonds are 3.1 pounds
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Cost of raisin= $3/pound
Cost of almond= $8/pound
Calculation:
Let the amount of raisins be x and almonds be y.
Now,
Also,
So,
Taking (1), shifting left hand side terms to right hand side,
Substituting in (2),
Solving,
So,
And
So,
Substituting in (3),
On solving,
Hence, raisin is 1.9 pounds and almonds are 3.1 pounds.
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