Jackson buys 5 pounds of m&ms and 2 pounds of reese's for his halloween party. He pays a total $20.00, and the m&ms cost $1.25 less per pound than the reece's. what would be the combined cost of 1 pound of m&ms and 1 pound of reese's I don’t know the answer and it’s for algebra

12.50 for both 1 pound of M&M and Reses's

$20.01

step-by-step explanation:

the sale price is (1.00 - 0.77)($87), or 0.23($87), or $20.01.

it's equivalent, so we can say that its equal.

let's call the denominator x and the numerador is 18 less then denominator, x - 18.

multiply

2.x = 5.(x - 18)

2x = 5x - 90

90 = 5x - 2x

90 = 3x

x = 90/3

x = 30

so: