Solve Mixture Applications with Systems of Equations · Example 3
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Carson wants to make 20 pounds of trail mix using nuts and chocolate chips. His budget requires that the trail mix costs him $7.60 per pound. Nuts cost $9.00 per pound and chocolate chips cost $2.00 per pound. How many pounds of nuts and how many pounds of chocolate chips should he use?
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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e · §5.5 Solve Mixture Applications with Systems of Equations · Example 3
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