SOLUTION: (Bulk candies)
A grocery store sells certain candies in bulk. The good and plenty cost $2.49 per pound and sweet treats $2.89 per pound. If Jane stranger takes 3 scoops of good an
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Question 463202: (Bulk candies)
A grocery store sells certain candies in bulk. The good and plenty cost $2.49 per pound and sweet treats $2.89 per pound. If Jane stranger takes 3 scoops of good and plenty and mixes with it 5 scoops of sweet treat, how much per pound should the mixture sell for? Assume each scoop contained the same weight of candy.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3*2.49+5*2.89=21.92
21.92/8=$2.74
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Ed
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