Question

Dani bought a total of 8 pounds of peanuts and cashews. Peanuts, p, cost $2 per pound and cashews, c, cost $5 per pound. The total amount Dani spent on the peanuts and cashews was $25. Which system of equations could be solved to find how many pounds of peanuts Dani bought?
A {2p + 5c = 25
P+c= 8

B {5p + 20 = 25
p+c= 8

C{2p + 5c = 8
p + c = 25

D{2p = 8
5c = 2 25​

Answer 1

Answer:

C. {2p + 5c = 8

p + c = 25

is the system of equation