Answer: 2 and 4 lb
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
There are twice as many cashews as almonds in the can
Cashews costs [tex]\$4.25\ lb[/tex]
Almonds costs [tex]\$3.80\ lb[/tex]
Can costs $24.60
Suppose there are x lb almonds, so there is 2x lb cashews
[tex]\Rightarrow (2x)4.25+x\cdot 3.80=24.60\\\Rightarrow 8.5x+3.8x=24.60\\\Rightarrow 12.3x=24.60\\\Rightarrow x=2\ lb[/tex]
Amount of cashews =4 lb
Amount of almonds =2 lb