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5.5 Exercise 36

Avg difficulty 2.5

Translate to a system of equations and solve.

Hannah has to make twenty-five gallons of punch for a potluck. The punch is made of soda and fruit drink. The cost of the soda is $1.79 per gallon and the cost of the fruit drink is $2.49 per gallon. Hannah’s budget requires that the punch cost $2.21 per gallon. How many gallons of soda and how many gallons of fruit drink does she need?

OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e, 5.5 Solve Mixture Applications with Systems of Equations, exercise 36

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