SOLUTION: Lemon drops worth $3.80 per pound are to be mixed with jelly beans that cost $2.40 per pound to make a mixture worth $2.96 per pound. How many pounds of each candy should be used?

SOLUTION: Lemon drops worth $3.80 per pound are to be mixed with jelly beans that cost $2.40 per pound to make a mixture worth $2.96 per pound. How many pounds of each candy should be used?

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Question 896381: Lemon drops worth $3.80 per pound are to be mixed with jelly beans that cost $2.40 per pound to make a mixture worth $2.96 per pound. How many pounds of each candy should be used?
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