John is at a local bait shop; he wants to buy bait for his fishing trip. At the store, they are selling live bait for $12 a poun

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John is at a local bait shop; he wants to buy bait for his fishing trip. At the store, they are selling live bait for $12 a poun

d and natural bait for $7 a pound. John would like to get at least 3 pounds of live bait, but he only has a budget of $63. Let be the amount of live bait and be the amount of natural bait.

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2 answers:

gavmur [86] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-07T12:02:23+03:00

gavmur [86]2 years ago

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you can get 3 pounds of each bait and have 1 dollar left

Step-by-step explanation:

brilliants [131] · Answer 2 · 2022-10-07T09:34:03+03:00

brilliants [131]2 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

x= live bait and y= natural bait

12x+7y=63

x>3

x can be anywhere between 3 and 5.

when x=3, y=3

when x=4, y=2

when x=5, y=0