A trail mix is made up of peanuts that cost p dollars per pound and dried fruit that costs d dollars per pound. A blend of 1/2 pound of peanuts and 3/4 pound of dried fruit costs $6.50. A blend of 3/4 pound of peanuts and 1/4 pound of dried fruit costs $4.50. Which matrix equation can be used to solve for the cost of 1 pound of peanuts and the cost of 1 pound of dried fruit?
Accepted Solution
A:
P is the cost of a pound of peanuts and F is the cost of a pound of dried fruit 0.5p+0.75f=6.5 0.75p+0.25f=4.5