SOLUTION: Mr. Sweet wishes to mix candy worth 26 cents a pound with candy worth 52 cents a pound to make 300 pounds of a mixture worth 40 cents a pound. How many pounds of the more expensive
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Question 873803: Mr. Sweet wishes to mix candy worth 26 cents a pound with candy worth 52 cents a pound to make 300 pounds of a mixture worth 40 cents a pound. How many pounds of the more expensive candy should he use?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is one of the most common mixture for price exercise problems, that it deserves a dedicated lesson along with a general solution. Study that lesson here and you will be able to solve all problems of this type:
Mixture: Two-Part, price or cost, both material amounts unknown
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