1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
poizon [28]
3 years ago
15

A shop has one-pound bags of peanuts for $2 and three-pound bags of peanuts for $5.50. If you buy 8 bags and spend $37, how many

of each size bag did you buy?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Andrew [12]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

  • 6 3-lb bags
  • 2 1-lb bags

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of 3-lb bags purchased. Then the total purchase was ...

  $2(8 -x) +$5.50(x) = $37

  16 +3.50x = 37 . . . . . . . . . divide by $, collect terms

  3.50x = 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 16

  21/3.50 = x = 6 . . . . . . . . divide by the coefficient of x

You bought 6 3-lb bags of peanuts and 2 1-lb bags.

You might be interested in
Answer QUICK! FOR 25 POINTS. First, determine the range of the data without the outlier.
vovikov84 [41]

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

hope it helps

3 0
2 years ago
Katie has $20 and buy 3 packs of marker for $4 how many left
aleksklad [387]
Answer $8


3*4=12


20-12=8
8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
1)35% of _____is 42.<br> 2)92% of_____ is 115.
dangina [55]
35% of 120 is 42. (42/32 then multiply that by 100)

92% of 125 is 115. (115/92 then multiply that by 100)
5 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Hassan invested $900 in an account that pays 4.75% interest compounded annually. Assuming no deposits or withdrawals are made, f
mestny [16]

~~~~~~ \textit{Compound Interest Earned Amount} \\\\ A=P\left(1+\frac{r}{n}\right)^{nt} \quad \begin{cases} A=\textit{accumulated amount}\\ P=\textit{original amount deposited}\dotfill &\$900\\ r=rate\to 4.75\%\to \frac{4.75}{100}\dotfill &0.0475\\ n= \begin{array}{llll} \textit{times it compounds per year} \end{array}\dotfill &1\\ t=years\dotfill &9 \end{cases} \\\\\\ A=900\left(1+\frac{0.0475}{1}\right)^{1\cdot 9}\implies A=900(1.0475)^9\implies A\approx 1366.6

6 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How many eighths are there in six and three quarters
Alex787 [66]
That questions has to do with equivalent fractions, express a fraction in eights.
six and three quarters
= 6 3/4
<span>= 6 + 3/4
</span>= 24/4 + 3/4
= 27/4
and to convert that fraction to eights, just multiply numerator and denominator by 2:
= (27*2)/(4*2)
= 54/8
there are 54 eights in six and three quarters
3 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What is the equation of the line ?
    9·2 answers
  • What is the standard form for 3x-5=2y-4?
    7·1 answer
  • Please help asap I need it in an hour
    11·1 answer
  • A.
    11·2 answers
  • Solve: m/9=2/3<br><br> This is for 6th grade math
    12·2 answers
  • Please help ik it’s a lottt but I’m really confused!
    8·2 answers
  • Find the volume of the given figure.
    12·1 answer
  • Find the value of each expression.
    7·1 answer
  • Helppp plzzzzzzzz i will give brainlist
    9·1 answer
  • Simplify 4/16 to lowest terms and find an equivalent fraction that has a denominator of 32.
    9·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!