Red beads cost $1 an ounce and gold beads cost $3 an ounce. Juanita wants to purchase a 12-ounce mixture of red and gold beads t

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2 years ago

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Red beads cost $1 an ounce and gold beads cost $3 an ounce. Juanita wants to purchase a 12-ounce mixture of red and gold beads t

hat she can sell for $2 an ounce. The solution of the system shows the number of beads needed for Juanita to break even.
x + y = 12,

x + 3y = 24

How many ounces of red beads will Juanita buy to break even?
How many ounces of gold beads will she buy?

Mathematics

2 answers:

PIT_PIT [208] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-20T17:15:22+03:00

PIT_PIT [208]2 years ago

6 0

Answer:

6 oz of bot red and gold beads

Step-by-step explanation:

beks73 [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-12-20T15:38:51+03:00

beks73 [17]2 years ago

4 0

Answer:

6 ounces of red beads

6 ounces of gold beads

Step-by-step explanation:

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