SOLUTION: 24 pounds of jelly beans costing $5.00 per pound are to be mixed with 16 pounds of chocalate eggs that cost $3.75 per pound. What will the cost per pound of the mixture?

Question 6286: 24 pounds of jelly beans costing $5.00 per pound are to be mixed with 16 pounds of chocalate eggs that cost $3.75 per pound. What will the cost per pound of the mixture?
Amount X Cost = total value
jelly beans 24 lb 5.00
choc eggs 16 lb 3.75
total 40 lb
thats it? my set up thatnk you very much
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You will need to assign a variable for the cost per pound of the mixture.
Let this be C.
24 lbs($5.00) + 16 lbs($3.75) = 40 lbs(C) Simplify and solve for C.
120 + 60 = 40C
180 = 40C Divide both sides by 40.
C = $4.50 The cost per pound of the mixture.
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