Question

Dana bought almonds at $8 per can and cashews at $12 per can. In total she bought 470 cans of nuts. Her total bill was $4260. How many cans of each type of nut did she buy? Use either substitution or elimination to solve this problem.

Answer 1

almonds =345, cashews=125

Explanation:

a=almonds, c=cashews

8a+12c=4260. Equation 1

a + c= 470 Equation 2

a=470-c. Isolate a from equation 2

8(470-c)+12c=4260 sub value of a from equation 2 into equation 1

3760-8c+12c=4260

4c=500

c=125

solve for a by substituting value of c into either equation

a+c=470

a+125=470

a=345