Question

Succotash is made by combining corn with lima beans and costs $1.00 per pound.

If lima beans cost $1.10 per pound and corn costs $.60 per pound, how many pounds of each should be used to make 5 lb of succotash?

Answer 1

1 lb corn and 4 lb lima beans

Explanation:

Let x = weight of corn.

Let y = weight of lima beans.

x + y = 5

0.6x + 1.1y = 5

x = 5 - y

0.6(5 - y) + 1.1y = 5

3 - 0.6y + 1.1y = 5

0.5y = 2

y = 4

x + y = 5

x + 4 = 5

x = 1

Answer: 1 lb corn and 4 lb lima beans