document.write( "Question 519280: a candy manufacturer wishes to mix two candies as a sales promotion. One candy sells for $2.00 per pound and he other candy sells for $0.75 per pound. The manufacture wishes to have 1000 pounds of the mixture and to sell it for $1.35 per pound. How many pounds of each type of candy should be used in the mixture? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Candy Type 1 = x pounds
\n" ); document.write( "Candy Type 2 = 1000-x pounds\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cost of Type 1 * Amount of Type 1 + Cost of Type 2 * Amount of Type 2 = Cost of Mixture * Amount of Mixture\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2*x + 0.75 * (1000-x) = 1000 * 1.35
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 750 - 0.75x = 1350
\n" ); document.write( "1.25x = 1350 - 750
\n" ); document.write( "1.25x=600
\n" ); document.write( "1.25x/1.25=600/1.25
\n" ); document.write( "x=480\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Candy Type 1 = x = 480 pounds
\n" ); document.write( "Candy Type 2 = 1000-x = 1000- 480 = 520 pounds\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "480 of type 1 and 520 of type 2 should be used in the mixture.\r
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