The hunter should purchase 3 ounces of seeds and 7 ounces of dried fruit to satisfy the scenario.
<u><em>Explanation</em></u>
the amount of seeds and
the amount of dried fruit.
As the hunter needs total 10 ounces of a snack mix , so the first equation will be..
Now the seeds cost $1.50 per ounce and the dried fruit costs $2.50 per ounce. And the mixture costs $2.20 per ounce, so the second equation will be:
According to the substitution method, we will isolate y from the first equation as
Now we will substitute this into the second equation in place of
Plugging this into the equation
, we will get...
So, the hunter should purchase 3 ounces of seeds and 7 ounces of dried fruit to satisfy the scenario.