document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29147>Question 29147</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Caramel corn costs $2.00 per pound and peanuts cost $4.00 per pound. A candy store owner makes 50 lbs of caramel corn/peanut mix that costs $2.40 per pound. How much caramel corn is in the mix?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15984 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley72><B>checkley72(6)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley72><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=15984\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> thr ratio of peanut cost to carmal corn is 2:1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the price of a pound of mix is $.80 worth of peanuts & $1.60 worth of carmal corn. ($.80 + $1.60 = $ 2.40).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This requires that .8 pounds of carmal corn and .2 pounds of peanuts be the mix. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 X .8 = 40 pounds of carmal corn. 40 pounds of carmal corn X $2.00 = $80.00 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 X .2 = 10 pounds of peanuts. 10 pounds of peanuts X $4.00 = $40.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$80.00 worth of carmal corn + $40.00 worth of peanuts = $120.00 (50 X $ 2.40)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore there is 40 pounds of carmal corn in the 50 pound mix.  </SPAN>\n" );
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