document.write( "Question 517394: Candy worth $2.55 per pound is mixed with candy worth $2.40 per pound. How much of each kind must be used to have 22.5 pounds of a mixture worth $2.48 per pound? \n" ); document.write( "

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---------price ---------------- quantity
\n" ); document.write( "Candy I 2.55 ---------------- x pounds
\n" ); document.write( "Candy II 2.40 ------ 22.5 - x pounds
\n" ); document.write( "Mixture 2.48 ---------------- 22.5
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\n" ); document.write( "---------price ---------------- quantity
\n" ); document.write( "Candy I 2.55 ---------------- x pounds
\n" ); document.write( "Candy II 2.4 ------ 22.5 - x pounds
\n" ); document.write( "Mixture 2.48 ---------------- 22.5
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\n" ); document.write( "2.55 x + 2.4 ( 22.5 - x ) = 2.48 * 22.5
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\n" ); document.write( "2.55 x + 54 - 2.4 x = 55.8
\n" ); document.write( "2.55 x - 2.4 x = 55.8 - 54
\n" ); document.write( "0.15 x = 1.8
\n" ); document.write( "/ 0.15
\n" ); document.write( " x = 12 pounds $2.55 Candy I
\n" ); document.write( " 10.5 pounds $2.40 Candy II
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