SOLUTION: Blue beads cost $.50 per ounce and green beads cost $.75 per pound. Janine what's to mix blue and green beads to get 10 ounces of a bead next year worth $.55 per pound. How many ou

Question 936522: Blue beads cost $.50 per ounce and green beads cost $.75 per pound. Janine what's to mix blue and green beads to get 10 ounces of a bead next year worth $.55 per pound. How many ounces of each color does Janine need to buy?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use all mass units either as ounces or as pounds.

BLUE BEADS, 0.50 per ounce
GREEN BEADS, 0.75/16 per ounce
Mixture, 0.55/16 per ounce

Reason for choosing dollars per ounce is because the question asks how many ounces of each.

Form these equations to account for mass and price:
b, ounces of BLUE beads
g, ounces of GREEN beads
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Some guidance about the arithmetic steps, if needed, can be found in the lesson,
http://www.algebra.com/my/mixture-price-two-part-both-parts-unknown.lesson?content_action=show_dev
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