Suppose Gage, Ben and Christina went shopping together at a local produce stand. Gage buys 3 pounds of asparagus, 3 pounds of broccoli and 6 pounds of carrots for \( \$ 9.75 \) total. Then Ben gets 1 pound of asparagus, 3 pounds of broccoli and 4 pounds of carrots at a total cost of $5.97. Lastly, Christina spends $5.53 on 7 pounds of broccoli. What is the price per pound of each item? one pound of asparagus costs $ one pound of broccoli costs $ one pound of carrots costs $