document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=923504>Question 923504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need your help  to solve a mixture problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A candy store owner wants to mix hard candy worth 25 cents per pound. He wishes to make a mixture of 30 pounds that will be worth 40 cents per pound. How many pounds of each should he use. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please show the equations when solving the problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #560071 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=560071\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem description is incomplete so nothing can be solved.  Fix that first, and then a meaningful solution would be possible.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-----WAIT... maybe there is enough for something there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other candy to be used is some v pounds at h cents per pound.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let u be how much pounds of the 25 cent per pound candy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You really have two many variables, but you can start with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28u%2A25%2Bv%2Ah%29%2F30=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28u%2A25%2Bv%2Ah%29%2F30=40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, to account for price of the resulting mixture;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=u%2Bv=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"u%2Bv=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, to account for how many pounds of mixture.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, your description of the problem is still incomplete, but you can clearly identify what more you need to know.   </SPAN>\n" );
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