Question

A merchant mixed 10 pounds of a cinnamon tea with 5 pounds spice tea. the 15 pound mixture cost $40. a second mixture included 14 pounds of the cinnamon tea and 8 pounds of the spice tea. the 22 pounds mixture cost $59. find the cost per pound of the cin tea and spice tea.

Answer 1

let cost of 1 pound of cinnamon tea = x
cost of 1 pound of spice tea is = y
according to question
10x + 5y = 40
14 x + 8 y = 59