document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243374>Question 243374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this problem. A grocery store sells certain candies in bulk. The Good and Plenty cost $2.49 per pound and 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. Thankyou if you can help me as I am stuck on this. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The Good and Plenty cost $2.49 per pound and 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? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assume each scoop contained the same weight of candy.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume each scoop weighs one pound.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "value + value = value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.49*3 + 2.89*5 = p(8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = $2.74 (price per scoop of the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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