SOLUTION: A candy store wants to create a mix using two hard candies. One is priced at $5.45 per pound and the other is priced at $7.33 per pound . How many pounds of the $7.33 candy should

Question 500696: A candy store wants to create a mix using two hard candies. One is priced at $5.45 per pound and the other is priced at $7.33 per pound . How many pounds of the $7.33 candy should be mixed with 11 pounds of the $5.45 candy to sex the mixture for $6.14 per pound ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of the $7.33 candy needed
given:

6.38 pounds of the $7.33 candy are needed
check answer:

OK
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