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A store is having a sale on walnuts and chocolate chips. For 2 pounds of walnuts and 3 pounds of chocolate chps, the total cost is $16. For 6 pounds of walnuts
and 5 pounds of chocolate chips, the total cost is $34. Find the cost for each pound of walnuts and each pound of chocolate chips.

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clarch19 clarch19 · Answer 1 · 2021-02-22T03:07:31+01:00

Answer:

1 lb of chips cost $3.50

1 lb of walnuts cost $2.75

Step-by-step explanation:

c = $ chips

w = $ walnuts

System of Equations:

2w + 3c = 16

6w + 5c = 34

I multiplied the first equation by -3 to eliminate the 'w' terms to get

c = 3.5

I substituted 3.5 for 'c' to get 2.75 for 'w'

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