Question

A store is having a sale on chocolate chips and walnuts. For 4 pounds of chocolate chips and 8 pounds of walnuts, the total cost is $33. For 2 pounds of chocolate chips and 3 pounds of walnuts, the total cost is $13.

Find the cost for each pound of chocolate chips and each pound of walnuts.

Answer 1

Answer:

chocolate chip 7

walnuts 3.5

Explanation:

assume x=chocolate chips

 y=walnuts.

equation

4x + 8y=33

(2x+3y=13)×2

new eq

4x + 8y=33

4x + 6y=26

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 2y=7

  y=7/2

4x+ 8y = 33

4x + 8(7/2)= 333

4x= 33-28

x=7.00