A store is having a sale on walnuts and chocolate chips. For  5  pounds of walnuts and  3  pounds of chocolate chips, the total cost is  $25 . For  2  pounds of walnuts and  12  pounds of chocolate chips, the total cost is  $37 . Find the cost for each pound of walnuts and each pound of chocolate chips. Find cost foe each pound of walnuts and each pound of chocolate chips.

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A store is having a sale on walnuts and chocolate chips. For 

5

 pounds of walnuts and 

3

 pounds of chocolate chips, the total cost is 

$25

. For 

2

 pounds of walnuts and 

12

 pounds of chocolate chips, the total cost is 

$37

. Find the cost for each pound of walnuts and each pound of chocolate chips.

Find cost foe each pound of walnuts and each pound of chocolate chips.

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