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Steve is making bags of mixed nuts.almosted are $5 per pounds and cashews are $12 per pound.Steve charges $56 per 7 bag.Write the system of equations that can be used to determine how many pounds of cashews Steve used.Solve the system of equations to determine how many pounds of almonds and cashews Steve uses.

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1.X Lbs. of almonds.

Y Lbs. of cashews.

Eq1: x + y = 7

Eq2: 5x + 12y = 56.

2. Multiply Eq1 by -5 and add the Eqs.:

-5x - 5y = -35

+5x + 12y = 56

Sum: 7y = 21

Y = 3 Lbs.

In Eq1, replace Y with 3:

x + 3 = 7

X = 4 Lbs

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