Question

PLZ ONLY ANSWER IF U CAN SHOW STEP BY STEP! Susanna is packaging a blend of mixed nuts and candies for wedding favors. The mixed nuts cost her $3 per pound and the candies cost her $4 per poun d. Susanna bought a total of 8 lbs of nuts and candies and spent a total of $27. How many pounds of nuts and candies did Susanna buy? – Include specific steps in your letter

Answer 1

Answer:

Susanna bought 3 pounds of candies and 5 pounds of mixed nuts

Step-by-step explanation:

Represent Nuts with N and Candies with C

For Amount:

$3N + 4C = 27$

For Weights:

$N + C =8$

Required

Solve for N and C

Make N the subject in the second equation

$N=8 - C$

Substitute 8 - C for N in the first equation.

$3N + 4C = 27$

$3(8 - C) + 4C = 27$

$24 - 3C + 4C = 27$

$24 + C = 27$

Solve for C

$C = 27 - 24$

$C =3$

Recall that:

$N=8 - C$

$N = 8 - 3$

$N = 5$

Hence, Susanna bought 3 pounds of candies and 5 pounds of mixed nuts