Q:

a nut mixture of peanuts and macadamia nuts at a small fair is $1.00 per pound of peanuts and $3.26 per pound of macadamia nuts. over the entire day, 131 pounds of the nut mixture were sold for $248.52. If p is the number peanuts and n is the number of macadamia nuts, then the system of equations that model this scenario is

Accepted Solution

A:
This answer seems really hard but just don't overthink it. You pretty much don't have to do any math. It took me forever to do this because I was thinking so hard but i re-read it and the answer was right infront of me.

1.00p + 3.26n = $248.52