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Question 880753: A store has hard candy that sells for $4.00 per pound, and soft candy that sells for $6.00 per pound. How much of each should the store use to get 60 pounds of a mix that sells for $5.50 per pound?
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A store has hard candy that sells for $4.00 per pound, and soft candy that sells for $6.00 per pound. How much of each should the store use to get 60 pounds of a mix that sells for $5.50 per pound?
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let x=amount of hard candy to use for the mix
60-x=amount of soft candy to use for the mix
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4x+6(60-x)=5.5*60
4x+360-6x=330
2x=30
x=15
60-x=45
amount of hard candy to use for the mix=15 lbs
amount of soft candy to use for the mix=45 lbs