SOLUTION: A Michigan orchard made 11,877 lb of Taffy apples, with approximatley 1 pound of taffy mixture for each 61.2 pounds of apples. To the nearest tenth of a pound, how many pounds of

Question 178324: A Michigan orchard made 11,877 lb of Taffy apples, with approximatley 1 pound of taffy mixture for each 61.2 pounds of apples. To the nearest tenth of a pound, how many pounds of apples and how many pounds of taffy were used.
How many pounds of taffy were used.
How many pounds of apples were used.
Round to the nearest tenth.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A Michigan orchard made 11,877 lb of Taffy apples, with approximatley 1 pound of taffy mixture for each 61.2 pounds of apples.
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ratio is 1 taffy : 61.2 apple or x : 61.2x where x is lbs. of taffy
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Equation:
x + 61.2x = 11,877
62.2x = 11,877
x = 190.95 (# of lbs of taffy needed)
61.2x = 11.686.05 (# of lbs of apples needed)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
To the nearest tenth of a pound, how many pounds of apples and how many pounds of taffy were used.
How many pounds of taffy were used.
How many pounds of apples were used.
Round to the nearest tenth.

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