document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=604140>Question 604140</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A candy store owner has two types of candy. Gummy bears are 89 cents per kilogram, and chocolate is $1.10 per kilogram. How many kilograms of each are needed to make a mix of 30 kilograms that is $.96 per kilogram? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Chocolate = (30 - x) kilograms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.89*x + 1.1*(30- x) = 0.96*30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.89x + 33 - 1.1x = 28.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33 - 28.8 = -0.89x + 1.1x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.2 = 0.21x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4.2/0.21 = 420/21 = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, we need 20 kilograms of gummy bears and 30-20 = 10 kilograms of chocolate<BR>\n" );
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