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16 June, 15:31

Nathan's Boy Scout troop is making M&M and peanut trail mix for a future hike. The M&M's cost $3 per pound and the peanuts cost $2 per pound. The Boy Scouts spend $74 to make 30 pounds of trail mix. How many pounds of M&M's did they buy?

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  1. 16 June, 16:44
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    14 lbs of M&M's

    Step-by-step explanation:

    x - pounds of the M&M's;

    y - pounds of the peanuts

    x + y = 30

    3 x + 2 y = 74

    y = 30 - x

    3 x + 2 (30 - x) = 74

    3 x + 60 - 2 x = 74

    x = 74 - 60

    x = 14
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