a nut mixture of peanuts and macadamia nuts at a small fair is $1.00 per pound of peanuts and $3.26 per pound of macadamia nuts.
over the entire day, 131 pounds of the nut mixture were sold for $248.52. If p is the number peanuts and n is the number of macadamia nuts, then the system of equations that model this scenario is
This answer seems really hard but just don't overthink it. You pretty much don't have to do any math. It took me forever to do this because I was thinking so hard but i re-read it and the answer was right infront of me.
A system of equations refers to having more than one equations to solve more than one variable with.
The first equation is just using the weight of the nuts. Knowing that a total of 131 pounds of nuts were sold, and that the total weight is the sum of the weight of macadamias(n) and peanuts(p):
<em>n + p = 131</em>
The second equation is using the price of the nuts. Knowing that a total $248.52 was made, and that the total is the sum of the money made from macadamias and peanuts:
