document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=160648>Question 160648</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131994573/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary Algebra for College Students</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A grocery store sells certain candies in bulk. The Good and Plenty cost $2.49 per pound and the Sweet Treats cost $2.89 per pound. If Jane Strange takes 3 scoops of Good and Plenty and mixes it with 5 scoops of Sweet Treats, how much per pound should the mixture sell for? Assume each scoop contained the same weight of candy. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #118463 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=118463\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3*2.49+5*2.89=8X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.47+14.45=8X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8X=21.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=21.92/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=$2.74 PER POUND FOR THE MIX. <BR>\n" );
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