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A candy store has two types of jelly beans, one selling for $2 per pound and the other selling for $4 per pound. The beans are to be mixed to provide 100 lb of a mixture selling for $2.50 per pound. How much of each type of jelly bean should be used to form 100 lb of the mixture?
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\n" ); document.write( "$2 per pound ------------x pounds
\n" ); document.write( "$4 per pound. -----------100-x
\n" ); document.write( "mixture 100 lb $2.50 per pound.
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\n" ); document.write( "2x+4(100-x)=100*2.50
\n" ); document.write( "2x+400-4x=250
\n" ); document.write( "-2x+400=250
\n" ); document.write( "-400 -400
\n" ); document.write( "-2x=250-400
\n" ); document.write( "-2x=-150
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\n" ); document.write( "x=75 pounds of $2 beans
\n" ); document.write( "25 pounds of $4 beans
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