Apply the means-extremes property of proportions: this allows you to cross multiply:
Apply the distributive property:
Add 24 to both sides:
Substract 3x to both sides
<h3><u>Answer</u>. The value of x = 24.</h3>
the cost for each of jelly beans and each pound of trail mix is $2.5 and $1.75
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Given A store is having a sale on jelly beans and trail mix. For 3 pounds of jelly beans and 2 pounds of trail mix, the total cost is $11. For 5 pounds of jelly beans and 6 pounds of trail mix, the total cost is $23 . We have to find the cost for each pound of trail mix and each pound of jelly beans.
Let the cost of each pound of trail mix is $y.
and the cost of each pound of jelly beans is $x.
According to question,
For 3 pounds of jelly beans and 2 pounds of trail mix, the total cost is $11.
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For 5 pounds of jelly beans and 6 pounds of trail mix, the total cost is $23
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Solving (1) and (2), we get
3(1 equation)-(2 equation)=0
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hence,
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Putting in
we get ;
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Hence, the cost for each of jelly beans and each pound of trail mix is $2.5 and $1.75 .