QuestionEnrique is making a party mix that contains raisins and nuts. For each ounce of nuts, he uses twice the amount of raisins.How many ounces of nuts and how many ounces of raisins does he need to make 24 ounces of party mix?
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Answer:He needs 16 ounces of raisins and 8 ounces of nutsStep-by-step explanation:Letx -----> the number of ounces of raisinsy -----> the number of ounces of nutswe know thatx+y=24 -----> equation Ax=2y -----> equation BSolve the system by substitutionSubstitute equation B in equation A and solve for y(2y)+y=243y=24y=8 ounces of nutsFind the value of xx=2(8)=16 ounces of raisinsthereforeHe needs 16 ounces of raisins and 8 ounces of nuts