A woman is purchasing fruit for some pies she is making for a party she wants to purchase at least 10 pounds of strawberries and blueberries. Strawberries are sold for $2 per pound and blueberries are sold for $3 per pound she does no want to spend more that $25 total for the fruit

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Avah Orozco

21 May, 07:41

A woman is purchasing fruit for some pies she is making for a party she wants to purchase at least 10 pounds of strawberries and blueberries. Strawberries are sold for $2 per pound and blueberries are sold for $3 per pound she does no want to spend more that $25 total for the fruit

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Jackson Owens · Answer 1

Answer: 5 pounds strawberries and 5 pounds blueberries

Step-by-step explanation:

s+b=10

2s+b3=25

b=10-s

2s+3 (10-s) = 25

2s+30-3s=25

-s=-5

s=5

b=10-5

b=5