Question

A woman is purchasing fruit for some pies she is making for a party she wants to purchase at least 10 pounds of strawberries and blueberries.Strawberries are sold for $2 per pound and blueberries are sold for $3 per pound she does no want to spend more that $25 total for the fruit

Answer 1

Answer: 5  pounds strawberries  and 5 pounds  blueberries

Step-by-step explanation:

s+b=10

2s+b3=25

b=10-s

2s+3(10-s)=25

2s+30-3s=25

-s=-5

s=5

b=10-5

b=5