Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using any method, and fill
in the blanks.
Mrs. Bartlett sometimes makes her melon salad for special events. When she made it a
couple months ago, she used 7 pounds of honeydew melon and 6 pounds of watermelon,
which cost her $27. Today, she used 4 pounds of honeydew melon and 6 pounds of
watermelon, spending a total of $18 on the melons. Assuming that the prices of the melons
haven't changed, how much does a pound of each type of melon cost?
Honeydew melon costs $
per pound and watermelon costs $
per pound.
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