SOLUTION: A merchant mixes some gum worth $3.50 per pound with some lollipops worth $1.00 per pound. There are 10 more pounds of lollipops than the gum. If the total value of the mixtures is

Question 1002986: A merchant mixes some gum worth $3.50 per pound with some lollipops worth $1.00 per pound. There are 10 more pounds of lollipops than the gum. If the total value of the mixtures is $28, how many pounds of each are there.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
g Gum
p LolliPops

.
.
.
RELATED QUESTIONS
A dealer mixed some coffee worth $.80 per pound with coffee worth $.50 per pound to make... (answered by Earlsdon,checkley71)

How much tea worth $2 per pound should be combined with 50 pounds of tea worth $5 per... (answered by stanbon)

A dealer mixed some coffee worth $.80 per pound with coffee worth $.50 per pound to make... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

The owner of a candy store wants to mix some peanuts worth $2 per pound, some cashews... (answered by lwsshak3,josgarithmetic)

A candy shop owner mixes M&M's worth 2.00$ per pound with trail mix worth 1.50$ per... (answered by josgarithmetic)

A grocer wishes to mix some nuts worth $2 a pound with some worth $5 a per pound to make... (answered by checkley77)

A merchant wants to mix peanuts worth $3 per pound with jelly beans worth $1.50 per pound (answered by macston)

A merchant wants to mix peanuts worth $3 per pound with jelly beans worth $1.50 per pound (answered by Alan3354)

a merchant wants to mix peanuts worth $3 per pound with jelly beans worth $1.50 per pound (answered by ptaylor)