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Please hurry!!! ill give branliest! In a certain candy store, 3 pounds of candy and 2 pounds of mints cost $10.80, and 1 pound of candy and 3 pounds of mints cost $5.35. What is the cost per pound of the mints?
a.mints are 75¢ per lb
b.mints are 85¢ per lb
c.mints are 65¢ per lb

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Answer:

mints are 75 cents per lb

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's make two equations from the question:

[tex]3x+2y=10.8\\x+3y=5.35[/tex]

If we graph these equations we see that the intersection of these equations are (3.1, 0.75), so the correct answer is A, it costs 75 cents.

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