SOLUTION: A grocery store sells certain candies in bulk. The Good and Plenty cost $2.49 per pound and the Sweet Treats cost $2.89 per pound. If Jane Strange takes 3 scoops of Good and Plenty
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: A grocery store sells certain candies in bulk. The Good and Plenty cost $2.49 per pound and the Sweet Treats cost $2.89 per pound. If Jane Strange takes 3 scoops of Good and Plenty and mixes it with 5 scoops of Sweet Treats, how much per pound should the mixture sell for? Assume each scoop contained the same weight of candy.
This question is from textbook Elementary Algebra for College Students
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3*2.49+5*2.89=8X
7.47+14.45=8X
8X=21.92
X=21.92/8
X=$2.74 PER POUND FOR THE MIX.
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