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15 April, 08:41

For 5 pounds of almonds and 2 pounds of jelly beans the total cost is $10. For 3 pounds of almonds and 8 pounds of jelly beans the total cost is $23. Find the cost of each pound of almonds and jelly beanss

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  1. 15 April, 10:36
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    A pound of Almonds cost $1 and a pound of jelly beans cost $2.50. Step-by-step explanation:

    Step 1; First we convert the given costs into separate equations. Assume 1 pound of almonds costs $x and 1 pound of jelly beans costs $y. Keep the known costs on the right side and the unknown ones on the left. By doing this we get the following equations

    5x + 2y = 10, take this as equation 1

    3x + 8y = 23, take this as equation 2

    Step 2; We multiply equation 1 with 3 and equation 2 with 5 so we can cancel out the variable x in both equations. By doing this we get

    15x + 6y = 30, take this as equation 3

    15x + 40y = 115, take this as a equation 4

    If we subtract 4 with 3, we cancel out the x variable and can calculate the value of y.

    -34y = - 85, y = - 85/-34 = $2.50

    Step 3; Substituting this value of y in any of the previous equations we will get x's value. Here this value of y is substituted in equation 2.

    3x + 8 (2.50) = 23, 3x + 20 = 23, 3x = 3, x=1.

    So 1 pound of almonds cost $1 and 1 pound of jellybeans cost $2.50.
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