SOLUTION: A supermarket is selling 2 types of candies, orange slices and strawberry leaves. The orange slices cost $1.29 per pound and the strawberry leaves cost $1.79 per pound. How many po
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Question 550479: A supermarket is selling 2 types of candies, orange slices and strawberry leaves. The orange slices cost $1.29 per pound and the strawberry leaves cost $1.79 per pound. How many pounds of each should be mixed to get a 11-pound mixture that sells for $16.69?
Find the number of pounds of the orange slices that are required
___pounds (Type an integer or a decimal.)
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
o+s=11
1.29o+1.79s=16.69
o=6
s=5
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