Use a system of equations to solve this problem.

Question

Hunter needs 10 oz of a snack mix that is made up of seeds and dried fruit. The seeds cost $1.50 per ounce and the dried fruit costs $2.50 per ounce. The 10 oz snack mix costs $2.20 per ounce.

Let x = the amount of seeds.

Let y = the amount of dried fruit.


How much of each snack should Hunter purchase to satisfy the scenario?

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oz of seeds

oz of dried fruit

Answer 1

x = 6 oz of seeds and y = 4 oz of dried fruit