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Ted buys
w blocks of spruce for
y dollars each, and
x blocks of mahogany for
z dollars each. In a given month, Ted spends a total of
C dollars, where
C=wy+xz. The price of a block of mahogany, given that a block of spruce costs 5/9 as much as a block of mahogany, and Ted has bought 12 blocks of spruce and 15 blocks of mahogany for a total cost of $9750. Write an equation whose solution is the given quantity.

User Orlanda
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Answer:

9750= 12w + 15z

W= 250

Z= 450

1 block of Mahogany is $450.

Explanation:

User Dwightjl
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