SOLUTION: how many pounds of chocolate worth $1.20 a pound must be mixed with 10 pounds of chocolate worth 90 cents a pound to produce a mixture worth $1.00 a pound?

Question 426151: how many pounds of chocolate worth $1.20 a pound must be mixed with 10 pounds of chocolate worth 90 cents a pound to produce a mixture worth $1.00 a pound?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of $1.20/lb chocolate needed
(cost of chocolate) / (pounds of chocolate) = cost per pound

5 pounds are needed
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