document.write( "Question 788648: gummy bears sell for $3.50 per pound is to be mixed with jelly beans which sell for $5.50 per pound to obtain 6o pounds to sell at $4.00 per pound How many pounds of Jelly beans do you need? thank you! \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #478569 by josgarithmetic(39620)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! g for Gummy bears, j for Jelly beans, their counts in pounds.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Accounting for cost, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Accounting for pounds of the mixture, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the cost equation before handling the system. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The system to use may best begin in these two equations: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solving the system: multiply 7*R2 and subtract from R1. Find value of j; from this find value for g.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Here is that described solving process carried to completion. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Using that back in the R2 equation or the pound-sum equation, you find |