Mrs. salinas bought 10 pounds of a mixture made of m& ms and peanuts. m& ms sell for $3 pound. peanuts sell for $2 pound. she paid $24 for the mixture. how many pounds of m& ms did she buy? how many pounds of peanuts did she buy?

Mrs. Salinas buys 4 ounces M&Ms and 6 ounces Peanuts.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Total weight of the mixture = 10 pounds.

Total money Mrs. Salinas paid = $24.

We have to find out the weight of each M&Ms and peanuts.

Solution,

Let the weight of M&Ms be x.

And the weight of peanuts be y.

Since total weight of the mixture is 10 pounds.

So, we can frame it in equation as;

Again, Total money paid by Mrs. Salinas is the sum of weight of M&Ms multiplied by price for each ounce and weight of peanuts multiplied by price for each ounce.

So, we can frame it in equation as;

Now, multiplying equation 1 by 2, we get;

Now subtract equation 3 from equation 2, we get;

On substituting the value of x in equation 1, we get;

Hence Mrs. Salinas buys 4 ounces M&Ms and 6 ounces Peanuts.