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Samantha made goodie bags for Valentines day. They were filled with choclates and candy.The cost of the chochlate was $2.50 per pound and the cost of the candy was $3.oo per pound. Samantha bought 15 pounds of choclate and candy for a total of 40 dollars. How much did Samantha buy

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Answer:

We bought 10 Pounds of Chocolate, and 5 Pounds of Candy.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Let's make a chart!

                 Lbs     Price  Cost

Chocolate | x      | 2.50 | 2.50x

Candy       | 15-x | 3.00  | 3.00(15-x)

Equation:

2.50x + 3.00(15-x) = 40

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⇒ 2.50x + 3.00(15-x) = 40

-Distribute 3 over 15-x

⇒ 2.50x + 45 - 3x =40

-Combine Like Terms

⇒ -0.5x + 45 = 40

-Subtract 45 from both sides.

⇒ -0.5x + 45 = 40

            -45   -45

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⇒ -0.5x = -5

-Divide by -0.5 on both sides

⇒ -0.5x/-0.5 = -5/-0.5

⇒ x = 10

That means we bought 10 Pounds of Chocolate.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Since Candy was 15-x, we can Substitute 10 as x, and Solve:

⇒ 15 - 10

⇒ 5

That means we bought 5 Pounds of Candy.

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We bought 10 Pounds of Chocolate, and 5 Pounds of Candy.

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