A food factory produces trail mix containing raisins and cashews at a cost of $9 per pound. Every 3 pound container of trail mix

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A food factory produces trail mix containing raisins and cashews at a cost of $9 per pound. Every 3 pound container of trail mix

contains r pounds of raisins and c pounds of cashews. The factory purchases raisins at $4 per pound and cashews at $8 per pound. What equations represents this information?

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Svetllana [295] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-15T12:36:38+03:00

Svetllana [295]3 years ago

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Answer:

4r+8c = 27

Step-by-step explanation:

consider that 3 lbs will cost $27 at $9/lb

so, adding up the value of the raisins and cashews in a 3lb bag.