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Abbi plans to spend $24 for cashews and peanuts for her party. The Nutty Shop sells peanuts for $3 per pound while cashews are $5 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts can she get if she gets 5 pound total.
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Abbi plans to spend $24 for cashews and peanuts for her party. The Nutty Shop sells peanuts for $3 per pound while cashews are $5 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts can she get if she gets 5 pound total.

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You make a system of equations which is:

x+y=5
3x+5y=24
x=pounds of peanuts
y=pounds of cashews
Then you solve the system of equations and get 0.5 pounds of peanuts, and 4.5 pounds of cashews
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