SOLUTION: A grocer wishes to combine 75-cent candy with 50-cent candy to make 40 pounds of a mixture he can sell for 65 cents a pound. How much of each kind should he use?

SOLUTION: A grocer wishes to combine 75-cent candy with 50-cent candy to make 40 pounds of a mixture he can sell for 65 cents a pound. How much of each kind should he use?

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Question 251692: A grocer wishes to combine 75-cent candy with 50-cent candy to make 40 pounds of
a mixture he can sell for 65 cents a pound. How much of each kind should he use?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.75a+.50b=.65(40)
a+b=40
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